
Strange Days (1995)
Release Year: 1995
Nation: United States of America
Alternative Title: Días extraños, Vreemde dagen, Estranhos Prazeres, Ondes de choc, Paraxenes meres, Cudni dani, A halál napja, Dziwne dni, Странные дни, Tuhaf günler
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: James Cameron, Jay Cocks
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Lightstorm Entertainment
Genre: Action Film, Cyberpunk, Drama, Dystopian Film, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Film, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: bodyguard, criminal, cyberpunk, dreams, dystopia, ex-cop, ex-girlfriend, future, los angeles, california, minidisc, murder, new year's eve, paranoia, police, police brutality, pornography, private detective, prostitute, rape, rapper, revolt, tech noir, virtual reality, woman director
Story
Ex-policeman Lenny Nero makes a living selling illegal recordings called 'Squid' that allow users to experience others' emotions and memories. On New Year's Eve in dystopian Los Angeles, he receives a recording showing a brutal murder. He becomes obsessed with finding the woman being attacked and uncovering the truth behind her disappearance.
Summary
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, 'Strange Days' is a cyberpunk thriller set in dystopian Los Angeles on New Year's Eve of 1999. The film explores themes of virtual reality, voyeurism, police brutality, and the blurred line between reality and illusion through Nero's search for truth amidst a world of criminality and corruption.