Upstream Color

“You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.”

6.3

2013

1h 36m

DramaScience Fiction

Director: Shane Carruth

Overview

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Trailer

Theatrical Trailer Official

Cast

Kris

Amy Seimetz

Kris

Jeff

Shane Carruth

Jeff

The Sampler

Andrew Sensenig

The Sampler

Thief

Thiago Martins

Thief

Wife

Carolyn King

Wife

Maggie

Mollie Milligan

Maggie

Monty

Myles McGee

Monty

Lucas

Ashton Miramontes

Lucas

Peter

Andreon Watson

Peter

Husband

Frank Mosley

Husband

Bank Investigator

John Walpole

Bank Investigator

OBGYN

Kerry McCormick

OBGYN

Reviews

artlawless

After almost 9 years since Primer, Shane Carruth returned with his next film, Upstream Color. Once again, Shane played multiple roles in the creation of this film – producer (one of), director, writer, actor (one of), music director, cinematographer and editor (one of). The film was made with a tiny budget of $50,000, wow, talk about being efficient. The story is not a convoluted one like Primer, which was based on time travel. That said, it’s not very straightforward either. It does talk about some unreal patterns and could get hard to understand at times. Do give it a watch if you haven’t already.

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