Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.
Production
Dystopian production design that predicted 2000s grime before The Matrix.
Direction
Salvatores merges Italian neorealism with cyberpunk paranoia seamlessly.
Acting
Lambert's detached grief perfect for a man losing grip on reality.
Director
Gabriele Salvatores
Christopher Lambert
Jimi Dini
Diego Abatantuono
Solo
Sergio Rubini
Joystick
Stefania Rocca
Naima
Amanda Sandrelli
Maria
Emmanuelle Seigner
Lisa
Claudio Bisio
Corvo Rosso
Antonio Catania
Venditore Paranoie
Gigio Alberti
Dr. Rauschenberg
Ugo Conti
Turista Siciliano
Silvio Orlando
Portiere Indiano
Oreste Guidi
Tedesco
Hal Yamanouchi
Psicologo Okasama Starr
Antonello Grimaldi
Portiere Pakistano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released two years before The Matrix but drowned by it — this is the European cyberpunk that Hollywood couldn't market.
The game 'Nirvana' was designed as a real playable demo for production; developers found it too depressing to complete.
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