state. (2022)
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Tiempo de ejecución : 11M
Director : Bernadette Toh, Sherrie See
Sinopsis
state. is an exploration of liminal spaces, physical and emotional, from the perspective of a teenager. Unravelling through a desktop screen, the film navigates between different states: physical and digital, reality and whimsicality, and childhood and adulthood.
Mientras están chateando una noche, seis amigos reciben por Skype un mensaje de Laura Barns, una joven estudiante que se había suicidado un año antes tras ser humillada en Internet por un video sexual en el que aparecía borracha una noche. Al principio los amigos piensan que es una broma, pero cuando la persona con la que chatean comienza a revelar sus secretos más íntimos, se dan cuenta de que el asunto es grave.
Después de que la hija de 16 años de David Kim desaparece, se abre una investigación policial. Pero 37 horas más tarde y sin una sola pista, David decide buscar en el único lugar donde nadie ha buscado todavía y donde se guardan todos los secretos hoy en día: el ordenador portátil de su hija. David debe rastrear las huellas digitales de su hija antes de que desaparezca para siempre. Un thriller que se desarrolla en la pantalla del ordenador.
Un veinteañero encuentra archivos escondidos en la memoria caché de su nuevo ordenador, lo que le lleva al fondo de la Dark Web. De los creadores de 'Unfriended', este thriller ocurre en tiempo real a través de la pantalla del ordenador. Un aviso para la era digital.
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