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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

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  • 20172017
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Luci Christian, Jovan Jackson, and Bryson Baugus in Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
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In 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world.In 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world.In 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
  • Writer
    • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
  • Stars
    • Jovan Jackson(voice)
    • Luci Christian(voice)
    • Bryson Baugus(voice)
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  • Director
    • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
  • Writer
    • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
  • Stars
    • Jovan Jackson(voice)
    • Luci Christian(voice)
    • Bryson Baugus(voice)
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    • 14User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Luci Christian in Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
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    Luci Christian
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    • Trixieas Trixie
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    Bryson Baugus
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    Edward James Olmos
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    • Director
      • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
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      • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
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    In May 2022, only three years after the events of Blade Runner (1982), the new and improved Nexus-8 replicants of the powerful Tyrell Corporation have set in motion the violent human supremacy movement, causing a public backlash against the human-like synthetics. As the combat humanoid, Iggy Cygnus, saves the female replicant, Trixie, from certain death, he hatches a bold and dangerous plan to even the odds and ensure the future of the androids; however, with such a devastating weapon in their possession, the very lives of humans and replicants alike are at stake. Will there be a future after the Los Angeles 2022 blackout? —Nick Riganas
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    • future
    • dystopia
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    • Trivia
      There are three short films made to fill the gap between Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). "Black Out 2022" (2017) is the first in the row, followed by 2036: Nexus Dawn (2017) and 2048: Nowhere to Run (2017). "Black Out 2022" is made by anime director Shin'ichirô Watanabe, who is famous for his work on The Animatrix (2003) and Kaubôi bibappu (1998). "2036: Nexus Dawn" and "2048: Nowhere to Run" are made by Luke Scott, who is known for his short films connected to Alien: Covenant (2017) and Prometheus (2012).
    • Quotes

      Ren: I get it. Humans are selfish, stupid liars. But Replicants are different. So pure, so perfect, never betrays. More human than human.

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      Follows Blade Runner (1982)
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      Written by Lauren Daigle, Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison (as Kayla J Morrison), Gerald Trottman and Ghian Wright

      Performed by Lauren Daigle

      Courtesy of Alcon Sleeping Giant(ASG) on behalf of ASG Records

    User reviews14

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    5/10
    I didn't like it
    This felt way too short and the plot basically a deus ex machina and the ending more or less leaves the universe how it started.

    To pad the review out a lot didn't make sense to me.

    Why make a new series of nexus without an expiration date ? It was supposed to be the fail safe ! Asking for trouble.

    Why would humans basically go on an all out war hunting these new nexus? Considering blade runners exist for this purpose?

    Where are the blade runners, we don't see any and it's supposed to be upto them to take these nexus out ?

    Don't they have any kind of way to restrict nexus models coming to earth ? Really ? I assume they would have to come in through some kind of a port ?

    Really it was too short and the plot felt way too simple and resolved way too easily but ultimately the story left the world how it began just with different names.
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black Out 2022
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Cygames
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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