CFF: The Universal Theory

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, 2023, 118 mins.

DIRECTOR: Timm Krӧger WITH: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler

Set in the remote Swiss Alps, Timm Kröger’s new film offers a plethora of stunning images you won’t forget.

The film takes place in 1962 and follows a physicist and his supervisor attending a scientific congress. Little do they know that things are going to turn sour when a series of mysterious deaths befall the participants and tensions brew.

A love story nestled in this gloriously shot sci-fi thriller metaphorically colours the already breathtaking black and white visuals, and Hitchcockian tones will keep you guessing to the very end.

The Universal Theory (2023) is a cinephile's fever dream.

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