Neptune Frost
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Saul Williams Anisia Uzeyman |
| Written by | Saul Williams |
| Produced by | Maria Judice Ezra Miller Saul Williams |
| Starring | Elvis Ngabo Cheryl Isheja Kaya Free |
| Cinematography | Anisia Uzeyman |
| Edited by | Anisha Acharya |
| Music by | Saul Williams |
Production companies | 5000 Broadway Productions MartyrLoserKin |
| Distributed by | Kino Lorber |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | United States Rwanda |
| Language | English |
Neptune Frost is a musical science fiction film, directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman and released in 2021.[1] The film is an Afrofuturist story set in a village in Rwanda made of computer parts, and centers on the relationship between Neptune (Elvis Ngabo and Cheryl Isheja), an intersex runaway, and Matalusa (Kaya Free), a coltan miner, whose love leads a hacker collective.[2] Major themes in the film include anti-colonialism, anti-capitalism, and queerness.
The cast also includes Eliane Umuhire, Dorcy Rugamba, Rebecca Mucyo, Trésor Niyongabo, Eric Ngangare, Natacha Muziramakenga and Cécile Kayirebwa.
The project was originally conceived by Williams as a graphic novel and stage musical.[3] Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of the film's executive producers.[3]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,[4] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.[5] It had its North American premiere in the Wavelengths program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
Reception[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.10/10.[7]
References[]
- ^ Christopher Vourlias, "Saul Williams on Mad Dash to Bring His African Sci-Fi Musical ‘Neptune Frost’ to Cannes". Variety, July 16, 2021.
- ^ Tambay Obenson, "‘Neptune Frost’: Saul Williams Confronts Status Quo with East African Cyber Musical". IndieWire, July 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Wendy Ide, "‘Neptune Frost’: Cannes Review". Screen Daily, July 14, 2021.
- ^ Tom Grater, "‘Neptune Frost’ First Clip: Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Pic Is Produced By Ezra Miller & Lin-Manuel Miranda". Deadline Hollywood, July 11, 2021.
- ^ Yves Lafontaine, "Les films du Festival de Cannes en lice pour la Queer Palm". Fugues, June 29, 2021.
- ^ Ben Dalton, "Toronto sets TIFF Docs, Midnight Madness, Wavelengths titles for 2021". Screen Daily, August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Neptune Frost". Rotten Tomatoes.
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