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Rating: 7 stars

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dystopia future earth musician spaceship lesbian rescue drugs android body modification

All movies seen on 01/16/2016

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Strange Frame (2012)

Directed by G.B. Hajim

Science Fiction | Animation | Music

Overview

28th century, 200 years after the Great Earth Exodus. Naia, a feisty, young singer/songwriter, falls in love with the beautiful saxophonist Parker in Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons. The two form a band - and now they have to not only make it as musicians but also to fight for their freedom. Dramatically rendered in rich, hand drawn animation, Strange Frame brings us into a world of space pirates, indentured slaves and genetic mutations - infused with music throughout, to create a dreamlike tale unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

Rated NR | Length 98 minutes

Actors

Claudia Black | Tara Strong | Ron Glass | Cree Summer | Tim Curry | Juliet Landau | Alan Tudyk | George Takei | Michael Dorn

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Never heard of this until I saw it on the returns shelf. The CG animation is a tad weird but once I warmed up to the style I found this to be an engrossing look at dystopian techno future. Most of the characters read a little too familiar but still a lot of interesting stuff including the graphic design. Of course I could probably listen to Claudia Black read the dictionary and be entertained.

The core story is somewhat conventional but there’s enough here to make it enjoyable. I like that it’s a R-rated animated feature yet not gratuitous.

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