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Shane Carruth's critically acclaimed, ultra-low-budget hard science fiction masterpiece follows two brilliant engineers who accidentally build a functional time-loop machine in their garage. As they attempt to exploit the device for financial gain and personal advantage, the cascading consequences of overlapping timelines unravel their trust, sanity, and control over reality. Meticulously complex, the film is widely celebrated for its uncompromisingly realistic depiction of scientific discovery.
*Audio Commentary by Director/Writer/Star Shane Carruth *Audio Commentary by Cast and Crew Members *Theatrical Trailer
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Primer (2004)
77 min
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.
Synopsis via TMDB