| Playdurizm | |
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| Directed by | Gem Deger |
| Written by | Morris Stuttard |
| Story by | Gem Deger |
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| Cinematography | Cédric Larvoire |
| Edited by | Anssi Korhonen |
| Music by | Petar Mrdjen |
Production company | The LAB Studios [1] |
| Distributed by | Artsploitation [2] |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Czechia |
| Language | English |
Playdurizm is a 2020 film directed by Gem Deger. It had its world premiere in 2020 at the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival. [2]
When a teenager finds himself caught in a glitchy-glitzy reality with his onscreen male idol, he does all he can to be possessed by this man and ignore the violent clues of how he got there. [3]
In his review for Screen Anarchy, [4] Andrew Mack said the film is "it's certainly an unconventional feature film debut, written, directed and starring Deger. Officially it's been called in some places a neon-colored fantasy/romance/drama. Deger blends violence, romance, sex and wry moments of comedy into his compact tale. Small in concept and bold in color and style (...) I am definitely curious to see what this young filmmaker comes up with next." [5]
On CBR, [4] Cass Clarke said that "Playdurizm unwinds its devasting mystery slowly with gleeful amounts of macabre plot twists and plenty of techno color confidence". [6] On Scared Sheepless, [4] Caitlyn Downs gave it a 4/5 rating saying that it is "fiercely original, even when homaging some of the horror genre’s biggest hitters, Playdurizm stands out as a unique, affecting experience that deserves to be seen." [4]
Ticiano Osório of Brazilian newspaper GaúchaZH listed it as one of his favorite films from Fantaspoa pt 2021. [7]
Playdurizm has received several awards and nominations at various film festivals:
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