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eXistenZ

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Original title

eXistenZ

Year

1999

Running time

97 min.

Country

Canada

Director

David Cronenberg

Screenwriter

David Cronenberg

Cast

Music

Howard Shore

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzky

Producer

Co-production Canada-United States;

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Serendipity Point Films, Natural Nylon Entertainment, Dimension Films, Canadian Television Fund, The Harold Greenberg Fund, The Movie Network (TMN), Téléfilm Canada, UGC Images. Producer: David Cronenberg

Genre

Sci-Fi. Thriller | Futuristic Thriller. Cyberpunk. Virtual Worlds. Cult Movie. Based on Video Games

Synopsis

Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine.

Rankings Position

#16 Best Video Game Movies
#76 Best Canadian Movies of all time

Awards: 1999: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

1999: Berlin Film Festival: Outstanding Artistic Contribution (David Cronenberg)

1999: Genie Awards (Canada): Best Editing. 3 nominations

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18 My Favorite Canadian Movies (23)

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