The first trailer of Spying Stars, the latest feature from the Cannes-winning Sri Lankan filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara, has been unveiled ahead of its world premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
According to Variety, the sci-fi drama, a France/India/Sri Lanka co-production, follows scientist Anandi as she visits Hanuman Island to perform last rites for her father. Set in a dystopian future plagued by ‘Illvibe’ — a pandemic caused by machine dominance — Anandi finds herself quarantined in a remote hotel where a mysterious star begins following her. She eventually escapes and seeks refuge with a mother and her transgender daughter.
‘I chose to construct ‘Illvibe,’ a disease of the future that finds its origins in technology and devices to narrate a film of loss and mourning, an existential common experience of all mankind of today and in the future,’ Jayasundara said in his director’s statement.
The film stars Indira Tiwari, Hidaayath Hazeer, Saumya Liyanage, Samanalee Fonseka, Shreepura Mithra, and Kaushalya Fernando in prominent roles.
In the trailer, actress Indira Tiwari is seen isolated in a hotel where she is suspected of being infected by the Illvibe virus. Appearing to be depressed from her father’s loss, Indira was seen eating a flower from a forest as she wandered outside the hotel, as per the trailer. (ANI)
