Monolith

"Technology can be your best friend or your worst enemy."

2016 1h 21m EN

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A mother and her son plan a surprise visit to Los Angeles to see her husband/his father. Halfway there they get into a terrible accident in the middle of nowhere and now must fight to survive.

“Technology can be your best friend or your worst enemy.”

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Cast

Katrina Bowden
Sandra
Nixon Hodges
David
Crew Hodges
David
Damon Dayoub
Carl
Brandon W. Jones
Ted
Ashley Madekwe
Jessa
Jay Hayden
Roy Lacombe
Andrea Ellsworth
Youth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Silvestrini
Writers: Roberto Recchioni, Elena Bucaccio, Mauro Uzzeo
Languages: English
Countries: Italy, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Silvestrini, shot by Michael FitzMaurice. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ashley Monti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Katrina Bowden and Nixon Hodges and Crew Hodges carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Technology can be your best friend or your worst enemy.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4711924 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Silvestrini directs. Michael FitzMaurice behind the camera. Ashley Monti cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Italy, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Ivan Silvestrini, shot by Michael FitzMaurice. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ashley Monti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Katrina Bowden and Nixon Hodges and Crew Hodges carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Technology can be your best friend or your worst enemy.".
8IMDB entry: tt4711924 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "mother", "son", "family relationships", "relationship".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael FitzMaurice
Editing: Ashley Monti
Production design: Lorenzo Ceccotti
Costume design: Anina Pinter
Makeup / hair: Sabrina Castro
VFX supervisor: Andrea Vincenti
Stunt coordinator: Jeff Chumas
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Monolith (2016)

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AndryX72017-12-15
★ 5/10
Watch it without bias and it will surprise you Monolith received plenty of negative reviews over different websites, multiple 2-3s out of 10. In my opinion these numbers are unfair, especially considering that there is a lot worse in the movie industry. The initial idea surrounding the plot is undoubtedly interesting, it even reminded me of "Black Mirror" because of the slight criticism towards modern technologies and wrong habits. The ending is fine, even though it is a shame that we do not get to know more about the ultimate resolution between the protagonist and her husband. No complaints related to the acting thanks to Katrina Bowden, who delivers an excellent performance throughout the entire movie. Some special effects at the end could have been avoided because they looked goofy. Locations are excellent, just like the camera work taking care of them. If you happen to like suggestive desert mountains, you will like every single shot of it. Is the movie boring? Sometimes yes, and there are some arguable choices here and there, but is it not as terrible as some people say. Try it! (5 stars out of 10)

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