‘Another End’ Review: A Faulty Futuristic Fable – Berlin Film Festival
17.02.2024 - 19:23
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What would you do if you could extend loved ones’ lives through their memories?
Another End, the latest film directed by Piero Messina and his writing team including Giacomo Bendotti, Valentina Gaddi and Sebastiano Melloni, boasts a cast led by Gael García Bernal, Renate Reinsve and Bérénice Bejo. It aspires to weave a complex narrative exploring the boundaries of human connection, the grieving process and the possibility of extending life through technological means. Yet, despite its ambitious premise, the film falls short of its potential, unraveling as a perplexing and ultimately unrewarding cinematic experience.
In a world where technology blurs the lines between life and death, Sal (Bernal) experiences a haunting blend of grief and hope. He visits an elderly couple; as they share tea, a disturbing scene unfolds. Men in white coats arrive, sedate the old man, wrap him in a white tarp, and whisk him away to Another End, a skyscraper where the dead are given new life by transferring their consciousness into compatible living hosts and promises to alleviate the pain of loss by transferring the consciousness of the deceased into the bodies of living hosts. Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Zoe, Sal finds himself at a crossroads when his sister Ebe (Bejo), an employee at the company, offers him a chance to reconnect with Zoe. Despite initial reservations, Sal agrees to have Zoe’s memories implanted into Ava (Reinsve), a host, hoping to relive their shared moments.
The company meticulously removes any familiar objects from Sal and Zoe’s shared apartment to assist in helping the host adjust. Preventing “contamination” or memory melting into the host consciousness, could jeopardize the authenticity of the memory
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