Embers (2015)

After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory.

Director:

Claire Carré

Writers:

Charles Spano, Claire Carré

Stars:

Jason Ritter, Iva Gocheva, Greta Fernández

18 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Ritter	...	Guy
Iva Gocheva	...	Girl
Greta Fernández	...	Miranda
Tucker Smallwood	...	Teacher
Karl Glusman	...	Chaos
Silvan Friedman	...	Boy
Roberto Cots	...	Father
Dominique Swain	...	Woman in the Long Dress
Matthew Goulish	...	Guardian
Kirsten Kairos	...	Computer
Arianna Messner	...	Running Girl
Ryan Czerwonko	...	Man In the Parka
Nathaniel Andrew	...	Man with the Flare
Derrick Aguis	...	Man With the Pipe
Sundance	...	Horse

Storyline

In a dystopian future, an unidentified virus has caused a neurological disease of global proportions, decimating the majority of the earth's population. Little by little, as we observe the lives of a handful of survivors who still remain relatively unharmed by this illness, we understand their struggle to hopelessly attach to their former way of life, where even the simplest of affairs require great effort to be accomplished. Ultimately, as the last remaining souls suffer from varying degrees of memory loss, the urgent and paramount need to move forward with their lives will become an arduous task and a fierce battle with the inevitable.

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Plot Keywords:

memory loss | dystopian future | title directed by female | post apocalypse | 

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Taglines:

The world without memory.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Poland USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2017 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Zsarátnok

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Papaya Films, Bunker Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt, Op. 23)
(uncredited)
Written by Edvard Grieg
Performed by San Francisco Symphony

User Reviews

Not impressed

I saw some favorable comments about this, and it was sci-fi which sometimes opens up interesting possibilities, so I really wanted to like this movie. Unfortunately I did not see this going anywhere. It was very predictable, shallow and clichéd, even naive. Toward the end I was hoping to see some kind of point to justify the favorable reviews - instead the movie just ended. Technically it was OK. The actors were OK. And yes, it was not that generic Hollywood garbage, as mentioned in another review. Yet, the ideas of this movie have already been seen and used so much better in many other movies. If you have not seen those other movies yet, good for you, you are in for a treat! Unfortunately for me, I have seen those other movies.