Metropia (2009) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Set in Europe in the not-so-distant future. The world is running out of oil and the net of undergrounds has been connected, creating a gigantic web underneath Europe. Roger from Farsta, a suburb of Stockholm, tries to stay away from the underground. He thinks it's unpleasant and sometimes he hears a

Cast & Crew

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Tarik Saleh

Juliette Lewis

Vincent Gallo

Stellan Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Udo Kier

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

2009

Production Company

Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Film i VSst; Nordic Film & TV Fond; Norwegian Film Fund (Nff); Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); StudioCanal; Sveriges Television (Svt); Swedish Film Institute; Trust Film Sales; Zentropa Entertainment

Distribution Company

Cinedigm; Gutek Film Sp. Z O.O.; New Video; New Video Dvd; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Tribeca Films

Location

Sweden

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 25m

Synopsis

Set in Europe in the not-so-distant future. The world is running out of oil and the net of undergrounds has been connected, creating a gigantic web underneath Europe. Roger from Farsta, a suburb of Stockholm, tries to stay away from the underground. He thinks it's unpleasant and sometimes he hears a strange voice in his head. One day Roger finds out that his life is controlled in every detail. He tries to break free. To succeed he needs supermodel Nina to help him--or maybe it's Nina that needs Roger.

Director

Tarik Saleh

Cast

Juliette Lewis

Vincent Gallo

Stellan Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Udo Kier

Sofia Helin

Shanti Roney

Crew

Kristina Aberg

Gunnar Carlsson

Fredrik Edin

Tomas Eriksson

Isak Gjertsen

Martin Hultman

Stig Larsson

Krister Linder

Mikael Olsen

Lena Rehnberg

Christian Ryltenius

Animation Director

Tarik Saleh

Johan Söderberg

Eric Vogel

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

2009

Production Company

Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Film i VSst; Nordic Film & TV Fond; Norwegian Film Fund (Nff); Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); StudioCanal; Sveriges Television (Svt); Swedish Film Institute; Trust Film Sales; Zentropa Entertainment

Distribution Company

Cinedigm; Gutek Film Sp. Z O.O.; New Video; New Video Dvd; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Tribeca Films

Location

Sweden

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 25m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States October 2009

Released in United States September 2009

Released in United States Spring May 12, 2010

Shown at London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) October 14-29, 2009.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Showcase) April 21-May 2, 2010.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Internatioanl Critics' Week/Out of Competition) September 2-12, 2009.

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Showcase) April 21-May 2, 2010.)

Released in United States Spring May 12, 2010 (NYC)

Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Internatioanl Critics' Week/Out of Competition) September 2-12, 2009.)

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) October 14-29, 2009.)

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.)

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