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Embers Photos

(L-R) Jason Ritter as Guy and Iva Gocheva as Girl in "Embers."

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Movie Info

After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Five interwoven stories explore different facets of life without memory in a future that has no past.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Claire Carré
Producer:

Charles Spano, Warren Fischer, Karen Fischer
Writer:

Claire Carré, Charles Spano
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 5, 2016 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 2, 2016
Runtime:

1h 26m
Production Co:

Chaotic Good

Cast & Crew

Jason Ritter
Guy

Iva Gocheva
Girl

Greta Fernández
Miranda

Tucker Smallwood
Teacher

Karl Glusman
Chaos

Roberto Cots
Father

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News & Interviews for Embers

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Critic Reviews for Embers

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (4)

This sci-fi indie... imagines a near-future dystopia where retrograde and anterograde amnesia afflict humanity... Director Claire Carre and co-writer/producer Charles Spano artfully design five story lines for a tragic take on the loss of self-knowledge.

February 15, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
While one wishes Carr, who shares screenplay credit with Charles Spano, might have hung those stirring visuals on more involving plotting, "Embers" nevertheless makes a strong, not to mention timely, impression.

August 5, 2016 | Full Review…

Michael Rechtshaffen
Los Angeles Times
Carr weaves from her ensemble amnesi-apocalypse a reflection of the human condition as philosophically compelling as it is emotionally intelligent, while celebrating our species' tenacious resilience...

April 27, 2016 | Full Review…

Anton Bitel
Sight & Sound
It's metaphorical aspects like that, and the striking visuals that delineate the stark contrast between the worlds above and below ground, that make Embers memorable.

April 11, 2016 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
An elegant, brooding drama with a sprawling international cast, the movie presents its haunting premise with barely any explanation, leaving viewers to steadily make sense of the chaos along with the confused protagonists.

April 11, 2016 | Full Review…

Eric Kohn
indieWire
Claire Carre's debut feature could be described as a mass-scale Memento, but that thumbnail sketch misses both the pic's impressive conceptual breadth and its numbing dramatic stasis.

April 11, 2016 | Full Review…

Scott Foundas
Variety
It's an odd film, with a lot of intensity and three interesting performances, but somewhat dull or blunted in its outlook and impact.

July 8, 2020 | Full Review…

David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
The film makes its viewers think and does not take them for idiots.

April 19, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Emilie Black
Cinema Crazed
On the surface, Carré's film looks like standard post-apocalyptic fare, but its tone is anything but.

May 22, 2019 | Full Review…

C.J. Prince
Way Too Indie
Claire Carre moves past the concept to populate this story with rich characters and poignant developments that keep you guessing and help you invest in the fate of these characters.

February 14, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Don Shanahan
Every Movie Has a Lesson
Embers indicates that even when everything is taken from us, hope, love, and even connection can still flourish.

February 5, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Andrea Thompson
A Reel of One's Own
Embers is interested in exploring what happens when we lose our memory - of ourselves, of our loved ones, essentially of our lives. The result is a deeply contemplative and breathtakingly human film.

September 21, 2018 | Full Review…

Joe Lipsett
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