Trailers: Bertrand Mandico's Queer Sci-Fi Fantasy AFTER BLUE (2022)

 

Bertrand Mandico's latest film, After Blue will be hitting limited theaters this June 3rd. It's said the movie plays like a lesbian El Topo with practical visual effects and a fantastical score from Pierre Desprats.We need this in our eyeballs as soon as possible! Check out the synopsis below and watch the trailer here at The Movie Sleuth.


In a faraway future, on a wild and untamed female inhabited planet called After Blue, a lonely teenager named Roxy unknowingly releases a mystical, dangerous, and sensual assassin from her prison. Roxy and her mother Zora (Elina Löwensohn) are held accountable, banished from their community, and forced to track the murderer named Kate Bush down. Haunted by the spirits of her murdered friends, Roxy starts a long journey pacing the supernatural territories of this filthy paradise. 

The newest vision from Bertrand Mandico (The Wild Boys) plays like a lesbian El Topo (in space!) with stunning 35mm in-camera practical effects, otherworldly set pieces, and a dazzling score by Pierre Desprats.