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Beyond (2014 )
Excellent British indie drama with a unique sci-fi element
An excellent, well made British indie drama with a sci-fi element. Please note this is NOT a sci-fi action film with explosions and monsters, and anyone going in with that pre-conception will very likely be disappointed. It is, in fact, a character driven story focusing around a blossoming (and subsequently collapsing) relationship between two people before an asteroid hits the earth bringing post-apocalyptic disaster. The story shifts back and fourth in time as we witness the struggles and emotions of these two characters, played against the backdrop of mysterious ships in the sky, humanity falling apart and the search for their daughter. It's a very tragic relationship story and shows the three dimensional effect on normal people faced with a disaster, as opposed to the disaster being the forefront and the cardboard cutout characters being fodder on the stage. It's a completely different style of storytelling and all the more impressive that it's an indie production from a UK cast and crew. I hadn't seen anything quite like it before.
The film is well shot, the story is intriguing and the script is good. But the element that stands out most is the acting. Both leads turn in excellent, heart-wrenching performances which span the full-spectrum of emotion, from joy and warmth (flashbacks) to misery, fear and anger (present day). The whole cast, inc supporting players, are very good and it greatly boosts a film like this, where the overall impact relies so strongly on the actors.
In short, this is a extremely high quality drama which tries something new and ambitious with it's sci-fi angle. Well worth seeking out and I hope to see more from this team very soon
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