Nova follows the story of a computer scientist engaged in a secretive international project; as part of his experiments he uses his son, who is accidentally turned into a digital version of himself and trapped in an eternal cyberspace. At once a period piece and a sci-fi film, Nova's narrative slowly devolves, and in the words of the artist, "The film has no sense of time, because the actors are always travelling between the past, present, and future."
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Cao Fei Director
United States release October 8, 2021 · Original title 新星
Languages
Original title
新星
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · June 5, 2019
Premiere · Centre Pompidou
China · March 12, 2021
Limited theatrical · UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
United States · October 8, 2021
Limited theatrical · Sprüth Magers
Italy
December 16, 2021 · Limited theatrical · MAXXI
United Kingdom
March 4, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Serpentine Gallery
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