Upstream Color 2013

You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.

6.374 / 10   688 vote(s)
NR
Drama Science Fiction

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Homepage https://upstreamcolor.com
Release Date 2013-04-05
Runtime 1h 36m
Director Shane Carruth
Producers Ben LeClair, Shane Carruth, Scott Douglass, Casey Gooden, Brent Goodman, Toby Halbrooks, Meredith Burke
Writer Shane Carruth

After almost 9 years since Primer, Shane Carruth returned with his next film, Upstream Color. Once again, Shane played multiple roles in the creation of this film – producer (one of), director, writer, actor (one of), music director, cinematographer and editor (one of). The film was made with a tiny budget of $50,000, wow, talk about being efficient. The story is not a convoluted one like Primer, which was based on time travel. That said, it’s not very straightforward either. It does talk about some unreal patterns and could get hard to understand at times. Do give it a watch if you haven’t already.

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