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The Congress

Robin Wright stars as herself in this drama directed by Ari Folman. When mature actress Robin Wright realises that no studio will offer her work anymore due to her age and her unpredictability, she agrees to sell the rights to her digital body to be replicated in computer-animated films. 20 years later, while attending the Futurological Congress Conference, she discovers that the studio who recorded her digital image now have the technology to morph a human into their own personal avatar. Agreeing to undergo the process to be turned into an avatar of herself, Robin soon starts experiencing hallucinations as her conscience battles the transformation. "A wholly original and thoroughly surprising fusion of sensory overload and liberal philosophy bound to confuse and provoke in equal measures." -indieWIRE

Year: 2013
Genre: Science Fiction, Cult Animation, Animation
Country: Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Poland, Luxembourg
Director: Ari Folman
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Danny Huston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jon Hamm
Duration: 118 Minutes
Rating: M - Violence, offensive language and sex scenes
6.5/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema

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