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Adam (Sandy Robson) lives as a recluse in a cabin in the woods, and as
such he has become very peculiar, has picked up all sorts of strange
habits - including shaving his whole head and going jogging barefoot every
morning, photographing himself in a crucified position everyday and being
obsessed with the number 4. The only person he ever lets near him is Grace
(Bronwen Smith), the food delivery girl, but even her he keeps at a
distance. Then one day when jogging, he's surprised by a mind-numbing
noise that actually seems to follow him and that completely throws him
off. He tells Grace about this, and almost against his expectations she
totally believes him and even researches the internet for people with
similar experiences. And when the thing seems to get too big for Adam
alone, she just forces her way into his cabin, something he is horrified
about at first but soon grows used to. However, by now he's also
terrorized by his own mirror image and a boy (Aidan Kokotilo-Moen), who
appears at irregular intervals and seems to have a clue to the whole
thing. And then an alien attacks the cabin and ... the whole thing might
be one fact away from the actual reality, Adam might be just a madman and
Grace someone else than just his food delivery girl - but then again, who
says this reality's real? I don't know if above synopsis makes
perfect sense, and if not, then I figure it's rather accurate as Skyquake
is one (intentional) mindfuck of a film that is open to all sorts of
interpretation and that refuses to give simple answers (or answers at all
one might argue) to the questions it raises, despite the new angles the
ending offers - or seems to offer. Now add to that a direction with a
feeling for the somewhat out-of-place to add weirdness to the story
without overpowering it and a solid cast - and you've got yourself a
really nice little oddity!
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