Playdurizm

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Playdurizm
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Directed byGem Deger
Written byMorris Stuttard
Story byGem Deger
Produced by
  • Martin Raiman
  • Steve Reverand
Starring
  • Gem Deger
  • Austin Chunn
  • Issy Stewart
CinematographyCédric Larvoire
Edited byAnssi Korhonen
Music byPetar Mrdjen
Production
company
The LAB Studios [1]
Distributed byArtsploitation [2]
Release dates
  • 15 October 2020 (2020-10-15)(Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCzechia
LanguageEnglish

Playdurizm is a 2020 erotic body horror [3] film directed by Gem Deger. It had its world premiere in 2020 at the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival. [2]

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Synopsis

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. [4]

Cast

Reception

In his review for Screen Anarchy , 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, Cass Clarke said that "Playdurizm unwinds its devasting mystery slowly with gleeful amounts of macabre plot twists and plenty of techno color confidence". [3] On Scared Sheepless, [6] 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." [6]

Ticiano Osório of Brazilian newspaper GaúchaZH listed it as one of his favorite films from Fantaspoa pt 2021. [7]

Awards and Nominations

Playdurizm has received several awards and nominations at various film festivals:

See also

References

  1. "Playdurizm (2020)". The LAB Studios. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Artsploitation Acquires the Bizarre Fantasy Romance 'Playdurizm'" . Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Playdurizm Plays the Best Beats of Queer Body Horror With Macabre Glee". CBR. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Playdurizm". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Fantaspoa 2021 Review: PLAYDURIZM, Escaping Darkness Into The Neon". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 "All Critic Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. "O que ver no último fim de semana do Fantaspoa: meus 10 filmes preferidos". GaúchaZH. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. Billeter, Laurent (2020-10-21).  LUFF 2020 » : Les lauréats undergroundiens". Daily Movies (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  9. "CUFF names 2021 Jury Award winners - TheYYSCENE". TheYYSCENE - Calgary's Going Out Guide. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2024-01-26.