We Might as Well be Dead

94 min | German, Polish w/ English subtitles  

|Dir. Natalia Sinelnikova

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Academy Preservation 2024: Screenplay

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Security officer Anna and her 16 year-old daughter live peacefully in a high-rise at the edge of the woods famous for its carefully curated community. Until the day a dog disappears and an irrational fear spreads through this would-be utopia with a view.

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This razor sharp Tribeca winner opened the Perspective Deutsches Kino section of the 2022 Berlinale.

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"An ace feature debut...cousin to works by Yorgos Lanthimos.” - The New York Times