Lucas is a scientist who works near the European experimental project that focus on advanced ‘human neuron research’. The project is to transfer neuron information from one human mind to another. Lukas is chosen to connect his mind with a comatose woman he named Aurora.
Cinematography
Stunning dream sequences that blur body horror with eroticism
Direction
Buožytė's fearless control of tone between beauty and unease
Score
Haunting electronic soundscape that worms into your subconscious
Director
Kristina Buožytė
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lithuanian cinema rarely breaks into international sci-fi; Buožytė shot this with mostly local crew and Soviet-era facilities, creating a distinctly Eastern European aesthetic of institutional decay.
The neuron transfer visuals were inspired by actual 1960s Soviet scientific photography of neural networks, giving the 'dream' sequences their uncanny biological authenticity.
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