Infinity Pool movie storyline. Novelist James Foster and his wife Em spend time at a resort in the fictional seaside country of Li Tolqa, where a local festival is underway. The couple’s chronic marital strife is exacerbated when Gabi, a fan of the only novel James has published to date, invites them to spend time with her and her husband Alban. The four have dinner and decide to spend the next day driving in the countryside, even though they have been warned that tourists are to remain on the resort compound at all times.
At a beach, as James urinates behind a tree, Gabi unexpectedly grabs him from behind and proceeds to give him a handjob. After a long day of sunbathing and cooking, the tourists embark on a drunken drive back to their hotel. En route, James accidentally runs over a local man, killing him. Gabi insists that they cannot call the police, as the country is corrupt and they will not be safe.
The next day, James is arrested and is told that the penalty for his crime is death at the hand of the dead man’s firstborn son. However, the country has a unique system of justice whereby the guilty, for a hefty fee, can be cloned and have their duplicates killed in their place. James, who married into money, pays the fee to escape execution. However, as part of the deal, he must watch the execution of his clone. Em is horrified by the entire affair and wants to leave immediately, but James is titillated by the spectacle and wants to stay. He hides his passport, claiming that he has lost it, and encourages Em to return to the United States.
Infinity Pool is a 2023 science fiction horror film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman. The film follows a struggling writer and his wife on vacation who, after an accident, discover the country’s dark culture.
Cronenberg started developing the project in 2019, with production later being pushed back to 2021. Much of the cast joined the project that year and filming took place primarily in Šibenik, Croatia. Infinity Pool premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023, and was released theatrically in Canada on January 27, 2023, by Elevation Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the atmosphere, performances, and Cronenberg’s direction, while some criticized its plot and storyline.
Infinity Pool (2023)
Directed by: Brandon Cronenberg
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Jalil Lespert, Amanda Brugel, John Ralston, Jeffrey Ricketts, Caroline Boulton, Thomas Kretschmann, Anita Major, Roderick Hill
Screenplay by: Brandon Cronenberg
Production Design by: Zosia Mackenzie
Cinematography by: Karim Hussain
Film Editing by: James Vandewater
Costume Design by: Mária Fatér
Set Decoration by: Rita Hetényi
Art Direction by: Clara Farkas, John O’Regan
Music by: Tim Hecker
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Neon
Release Date: January 22, 2023 (Sundance), January 27, 2023 (Canada)
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