It all starts as a simulated combat situation for trained assassins
Ella (Laura O'Donoughue) and K (Laura Whitehurst) - but that's only the
surface, actually their master Jonas (Waleed Khalid), a mad scientist, is
testing several drugs on them, and even he seems to be unable to predict
the results - so soon enough, he has got Ella against him while K, who
loses an eye during the simulation, works for his side ... even if she
takes out more of his drones than Ella does. The drones are of course
another problem: Created as dumb fighting machines, they develop minds of
their own ... and they don't like Jonas much. Jonas however only works
for a higher power, who he relied on for drug supplies, but now that
source runs dry, and running dry of supplies means he has to run wilder
and wilder tests to keep his operation running - tests that might turn on
him, actually ... Above synopsis, I have to admit, is an
interpretation of Remnants of a Disaster rather than a regular
summary, actually, as the film is shot in a rather experimental style,
often closer to French nouvelle vague from the 1960s and '70s than
anything more recent, and rather than a purely narrative this is filmed in
an associative style that even goes so far as to certain scenes actively
(and intentionally) contradicting one another - and that's a good thing,
too, as for its out-of-time approach it seems all the fresher and the
associative storytelling works especially well with the drug theme
permeating the movie. On top of that, the very low budget of the film has
apparently actually stimulated the creativity of the director, plus the
small ensemble cast really delivers. Totally not your everyday science
fiction movie, but definitely worth a watch for those up for something
slightly out of the ordinary! Oh, and if you want to learn more
about the movie, even watch it, just go here: http://studiolax.co.uk/index.php/remnants
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