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  Half-Life (2008)
 
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As time starts spinning faster and a series of natural disasters send the world plunging into chaos, the disillusioned, self-absorbed suburbanites nestled comfortably in the hills of northern California find their lives unraveling at an alarming rate. Global cataclysms are on the rise and the air quality around the world is at an all-time low. As the pressure begins to build up in the mind of suburban single mother Saura Wu, a sinister charmer appears and disrupts her efforts to rebuild her family.

Meanwhile, across town, a troubled girl named Pam seeks comfort in the arms of affable young hipster Scott. But while Scott is more than willing to be a good friend to Pam, he's just now coming to terms with his identity as a gay man--a reality his fundamentalist parents refuse to accept. Now, as a series of disastrous supernormal continue to unfold, Saura's son, Timothy, realizes that he has been gifted with paranormal powers, which he quickly learns how to develop and hone. By drawing on his unique powers, Timothy is somehow able to alter everyone's reality--but what good can this do in a world overcome by misery and catastrophe? First-time feature filmmaker Jennifer Phang crafts an apocalyptic fable that takes a philosophical look at the end of the world and shows how sometimes hope can still manage to cut through fatalism with extraordinary results.

 

 
   
cast and crew

country: United States

language: English

runtime: 106 minutes

dvd region: DVD Region 1

attributes: Widescreen

rating: Not Rated

 
cast and crew

Jennifer Phang:
Director
Jennifer Phang:
Screenwriter
Julia Nickson:
Star(s)
Ben Redgrave:
Star(s)

Sanoe Lake:
Star(s)
Leonardo Nam:
Star(s)

 
   
festivals
  • Gen Art Film Festival 2008 (New York City, United States)
  • Sundance Film Festival 2008 (Park City, United States)
  • SXSW Film Festival 2008 (Austin, United States)
  • Tokyo International Film Festival 2008 (Tokyo, Japan)
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