Guy Moshe’s 2010 stage-shot action fantasy Western, Bunraku, pretty much made me a Guy Moshe fan. Nothing’s come up since then with a 2017 announcement for a thriller titled The Last Draw Of Jack Of Hearts, but apparently Moshe has been busy in the sci-fi thick-of-things of late with futuristic thriller, LX 2048, which stars James D’Arcy (Dunkirk, “Broadchurch”, Marvel’s “Agent Carter”) and Anna Brewster (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, “Versailles”).
Rounding out the cast are Tony Award nominee Delroy Lindo (Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods, “The Good Fight”) and BAFTA winner Gina McKee (“Our Friends in the North”, “The Borgias”, Phantom Thread), with a virtual theatrical and North American digital debut release to rent or own September 25, from Quiver Distribution in association with Chimera Pictures and Outta the Bloc. Platforms will be Amazon, iTunes, Comcast, Spectrum, Dish, DirecTV, Vudu and more in the US and Canada.
It is 2048. Mankind has by now destroyed the ozone layer to such a degree that normal human beings cannot be out in daytime. People spend their waking hours at night and almost everything is done inside the virtual realm. From work to school to socializing, most people just stay home and conduct their affairs from their Virtual Reality designated spaces. Mental depression has become so prevalent that the entire population is required to take the state issued pill 001LithiumX.
In this new world order, Adam Bird is a rare breed. Adam insists on waking up during the day. He insists on leaving his house and going to work in a physical office. He has 3 kids in a time when most people barely breed, and he adamantly refuses to take 001LithiumX, fighting to stay human in a world that is rapidly transforming into the artificial.
But things change when Adam discovers his heart is mysteriously failing. With no possibility for an organ transplant, Adam is now scheduled to be replaced by a cloned upgrade – an improved version of himself that will be supplied to his estranged wife as part of the Premium 3 government insurance plan. Spiraling out of control, Adam starts living on borrowed time, seeking to find a solution before his replica will be sent to raise his kids and replace his existence across the board.
