35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 103 MINUTES, FRANCE, ENGLISH/FRENCH / DIRECTOR: ENKI BILAL / ORIGINAL COMIC: ENKI BILAL
Possessing the body of an escaped political prisoner, the Egyptian god Horus must find and impregnate a mate capable of ensuring his immortality. Director and graphic novel creator Enki Bilal offers an ambitiously visual cyberpunk fantasy. Noted as being one of the first major films to be shot entirely on a ‘digital backlot’, blending live actors with computer generated surroundings, Immortal is a bold exploration of Egyptian mythos set within a futuristic New York City.
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