UNDERGODS
feature film directed by CHINO MOYA, produced by SOPHIE VENNER
UK / Belgium / Estonia / Sweden
BIFA 2020 - BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN NOMINATION
'A collection of fantasy tales about a series of men whose worlds fall apart through a visit from an unexpected stranger. Set to an original, synth score featuring ‘80s electronica,
UNDERGODS journeys through disparate eras and realities fusing failed 20th Century utopias and 21st Century Ikea nightmares. An unsettlingly entertaining, singular visual feast,
UNDERGODS features a stand out, pan European cast that includes Kate Dickie (
THE WITCH), Ned Dennehy (
MANDY), Geza Rohrig (
SON OF SAUL), Adrian Rawlins (
CHERNOBYL), Burn Gornman (
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES), Eric Godon (
IN BRUGES) and an especially crazed Jan Bijvoet (
BORGMAN).'
'Undergods is a blindingly beautiful movie. The wasteland cityscapes are nothing short of breath-taking, and instantly capture the bleak and desolate vibe that penetrates everything. The painstaking production design and cinematography really does deserve to be applauded as it is stunning. Before we’ve even met a single character, the world has been set up perfectly. The atmosphere generated through the visuals alone is palpable.' HOLLYWOOD NEWS
'What links the mesh of stories, apart from a sense of inevitable decline and of lives sliding inexorably towards something unknown but awful, is the production design. The film looks a treat. From the scarred haunches of a destroyed city where the body collectors ply their business, to the rich man’s faded affluence – a backdrop of art nouveau grandeur accessorised by curls of peeling paint and moth-eaten velvet drapes– there’s barely a frame of the film which wouldn’t stand on its own.' SCREEN DAILY
Mark Kermode's Film of the Week - The Guardian
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