Toronto 2025 Review: EGGHEAD REPUBLIC, An Intern in a Gonzo Land

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Considering the current political situation, it's not too much of a stretch to imagine a world where the Cold War never stopped, and where at one point it turned 'hot' enough for a nuclear bomb to fall, in this case on USSR-controlled Kazakstan. Years later, in this alternative history's 2004, the region around ground zero is tightly controlled by Soviet and American forces, who nonetheless are allowing a small crew from the media outlet Kalamazoo Herald to do what is planned as a tightly-controlled visit. The owner of the Herald, however, has other plans, and an ace up his sleeve. Swedish filmmaking duo Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja gained attention with their first feature Aniara, about a spaceship doomed to wander the stars. In their second...

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