This hybrid experiment blending documentary and fiction begins as a survey about petty shoplifting. Yet what starts as a relatively sober analysis of the systemic redistribution of surplus goods soon mutates into a conspiratorial sci-fi narrative, in which paranoid young protagonists discover connections between cryptozoology, technofeudalism and cosmic entities. With its distinctive lo-fi aesthetic, the film places the logic of contemporary consumerism on a par with the irrational belief in extraterrestrials. But what if a return to myths and magical thinking is actually the most effective form of collective resistance to today’s global crises?

Writer / Denisa Langrová , Michael Jiřinec    DoP / Kryštof Čížek , Michael Jiřinec , Denisa Langrová    Editor / Denisa Langrová    Sound / Matěj Lindner    Music / Jonáš Richter

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