Synopsis
An otherworldly journey through a Europe in decline - a collection of darkly humorous, fantasy tales about ill-fated characters and doomed fortune.
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Cast
- Johann MyersK
- Géza RöhrigZ
- Michael GouldRon
- Hayley CarmichaelRuth
- Ned DennehyHarry
- Simon ManyondaReed The Estate Agent
- Khalid AbdallaOctavius The Storyteller
- Maddison WhelanHoratia The Young Daughter
- Eric GodonHans
- Jan BijvoetForeigner
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
There might have been time for some plot-holes to be fixed, characters to be developed deeper, or some such, but Undergods manages to mesmerize and captivate every minute of the way with a bewitching visual palette and an appropriately fitting electronic score - 80
Screen Daily
This arresting first feature blends sci-fi and fantasy to create a worldview which is at once savagely grotesque and alarmingly familiar. - 80
The Guardian
A riptide of surrealism runs through Chino Moya’s ambitious debut feature, a fantasy suite of tales that don’t so much interlock as butt into one another and blurt out alarming, dreamlike correspondences. - 80
Variety
Moya’s vision may be bleak — and “vision” is the right word to describe the Spanish-born director’s stunning capacity to create images and atmosphere — but there’s something unnervingly familiar about the world he creates in his feature debut. - 75
The Film Stage
Moya has a great eye for locales and his production and art designers go above and beyond utilizing what Eastern Europe has to offer. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Look past the uneven narrative and you’ll find a new cinematic voice with something to prove, and the formal prowess to back it up. - 60
The Observer (UK)
It’s a collection of grimly satirical snapshots, fitting together like the misshapen pieces of a Chinese puzzle ball to create a dyspeptic, dystopian portrait of our past, present and future. - 59
Paste Magazine
As an arrival, Undergods impresses, but what’s under the surface needs finessing.
