Reversion (2015 film)

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Reversion
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Directed byJose Nestor Marquez
Written byJose Nestor Marquez
Elissa Matsueda
Story byJose Nestor Marquez
Produced byTatiana Kelly
Matthew Lewis
Aaron Sherry
Starring Aja Naomi King
Colm Feore
Amanda Plummer
Lela Rochon
CinematographyAnne Etheridge
Edited byVictor Du Bois
Cecilia Hyoun
Music byMichael Tuller
Release date
  • October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)(Limited)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Reversion is a 2015 American science fiction thriller film directed by Jose Nestor Marquez and starring Aja Naomi King, Colm Feore, Amanda Plummer and Lela Rochon. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

Cast

Reception

The film has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5] Wes Greene of Slant Magazine awarded the film two stars out of four. [6]

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References

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  4. Tsai, Martin (8 October 2015). "'Reversion' a clever cautionary tale about virtual reality". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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