Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion in this fantasy sci-fi from Japanese master filmmaker Kiyoshi...
Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion in this fantasy sci-fi from Japanese master filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse).
Having taken possession of human bodies, the visitors rob their hosts of the very essence of their being, leaving psychological and spiritual devastation in their wake.
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"Kurosawa delivers his signature chills, along with moments of unexpectedly strong emotion."
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Japan Times
Japan Times"Before We Vanish's beauty, its poignancy, comes from its relationship to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's other work."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Before We Vanish makes viewers walk a mile to reach conclusions that were only a minute away."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"An unsettling, and sometimes high-concept doodle, but it's awfully hard to resist..."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"It's too goofy for mere words."
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Paste
Paste"Ultimately, "Before We Vanish" serves as an inquiry into what constitutes humanity."
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Variety
Variety"Mr. Kurosawa, a prolific and skilled genre master, spins this parable with a light, nimble touch, punctuating heavy passages of exposition with punchy, modest action sequences and snatches of incongruously bouncy music."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Although a tighter cut of the 130-minute Before We Vanish would likely be an improvement, it might lose this version's intriguing asides."
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NPR
NPR"Beneath its cheeky, scattershot surface is a surprisingly earnest core, as well as a sincere inquiry into what exactly humanity stands to lose in the face of its looming extinction."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBefore We Vanish | Details
- Runtime
- 131
- Genre
- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- Japan
