Remainder
A London man who loses his memory when he's struck by a falling object develops a way to reconstruct his past. Using his wealth, the man acquires a block of apartments and populates it with actors to play out the scene that remains in his mind again and again and again.
1965, UK
7 April 1988, Chichester, England, UK
29 December 1963, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
31 March 1987, Koenigsbrunn, Germany
29 July 1984
24 April 1967, Doncaster, England, UK
1985, London, England, UK
21 December 1985, Lambeth, London, England, UK
10 September 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
19 September 1980, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1958, North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
9 April 1984, Nottingham, England, UK
1967, Great Cornard, Suffolk, England, UK
1955, Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
1952, London, England, UK
June 24, 2016
It's a bit like Synecdoche, New York or The Matrix, but the mystery is not gripping enough to keep the viewer marching around the Möbius strip of the film.
December 17, 2016
Tom McCarthy's 2005 novel makes a thoughtful debut for the Berlin artist Omer Fast.
June 26, 2016
You won't forget Remainder in a hurry.
June 24, 2016
A head-spinning and often exhilarating mystery.
June 26, 2016
Remainder is a clever mindbender of a thriller in the manner of Memento and Inception.
June 20, 2016
Sleek, pretentious and puzzling.
December 13, 2016
Although a few of these may escape Fast's reach, there's no denying the ambition on display here: whether in the gallery or the arthouse, we'll see more from this filmmaker. He is, if you will, a name to remember.
June 26, 2016
A slippery, enigmatic adaptation of the novel by Tom McCarthy.
June 26, 2016
For those who don't mind unusual films that refuse to provide all the answers, Remainder offers a haunting, intoxicating experience that will linger in the memory.
June 27, 2016
Sturridge is a dark, obsessive anti-hero in the classic noir mould, while Fast's years as a video artist create a visual and sonic tapestry that arrests the senses.
