Xavier Samuel stars as Otto Bloom, a man experiencing time in reverse, in the first feature from Australian writer-director Cris...
Xavier Samuel stars as Otto Bloom, a man experiencing time in reverse, in the first feature from Australian writer-director Cris Jones.
"When neuropsychologist Dr. Ada Fitzgerald (Rachel Ward) was called in to examine Otto Bloom, a young man with amnesia and an uncanny ability to predict upcoming events, little did she know the experience would change her life – and upend humanity's understanding of time itself. Bloom claimed he experienced time in reverse, with our future his past. He also seemed to know more about Ada than she knew herself." (Melbourne International Film Festival)
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"The film evolves into a lean, enjoyable, thoughtful work, always with time - so to speak - to throw up an interesting idea or two."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The best to be said for this tiresome exercise in magic realism is that it feels like a film the writer-director Cris Jones, an Australian making his first feature, may have needed to get out of his system."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"The idea behind the character certainly proves intriguing, but the execution never quite satisfies."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"This budget time-travelling romance boggles with sheer ingenuity."
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News.com.au
News.com.au"...an astute, ambitious offering that understands that, while production value may be expensive, ideas are free..."
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FilmInkThe Death and Life of Otto Bloom | Details
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 85
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Australia
