
What do you get when you cross Afro-futurism, Cold War paranoia, the dystopian world of Philip K. Dick and 60s exploitation cinema, along with a hefty dose of Lynchian surrealism? The answer: Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway, the second feature by Miguel Llansó (Crumbs) and one of the most striking and original films you'll see all year. The year is 2035, and Special Agent Gagano (Daniel Tadesse, Crumbs) dreams of leaving the CIA to open a business with his wife Malin (Gerda-Annette Allikas). Before he can hand in his resignation, however, a strange cyber virus attacks Psychobook, the CIA's operating system, forcing Gagano to enter cyberspace via virtual reality to combat the threat. Before long, however, the virus starts to reach out into the real world, destabilising the fragile socio-political order for its own ends, and Gagano, trapped in the VR world, must find a way out before it's too late. Featuring encounters with an Irish-accented Joseph Stalin, a kung-fu-fighting Batman, and Jesus Christ himself, to name but a few, Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway is absurd, audacious and like nothing you've ever experienced before.
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Full of wtf moments but in a sincere way, not in that Try Hard way that plagues a lot of would-be cult films. Filled with Eastern European and African actors but deliberately dubbed in stilted English. Weird wild funny and surprisingly sweet. Sits between silly-fun exploitation like Dolemite and a Jodorwosky joint minus the bad vibes. No point in describing the plot. There is one, but this movie is an experience. And underneath all the laser-armed giant insects and stop motion action scenes, there’s a statement about identity, reality, technology, and humanity. Now if you’ll excuse me, there’s this cute little pizzeria on the beach I really want to try out.
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