Styx

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Styx

2019,

1h 34m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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A busy doctor plans to spend her annual vacation fulfilling her long-held dream of sailing from Gibraltar to the small island of Ascension in the Atlantic. But everything changes when she sees a damaged, overloaded boat full of refugees nearby. Knowing that at least a hundred people could drown, she begins to organize to help them but slowly begins to fear that it will be impossible to do so.

Critics Consensus

Anchored by powerful work from Susanne Wolff, Styx provocatively depicts mankind at war with itself and the natural world -- and argues our best weapon is compassion.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Mar 24, 2020

[A] thought-provoking moral drama.

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Olly Richards

Time Out

May 16, 2019

4/5

It's a vital, highly intelligent movie that is both a first-class thriller and a biting commentary on our current world.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

Apr 28, 2019

4/5

Styx is a gripping sea adventure that mixes thrills and spills with thoughtfulness and compassion.

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

Jul 2, 2021

A stern attack on Europe's apathy towards a calamity rooted in colonialism, Fischer's breakout festival hit is a visceral, disquieting experiment that speaks volumes about white guilt and premeditated institutional negligence.

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Jun 15, 2021

3.5

Old-school movie-making, and it works wonders.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Oct 28, 2020

More of a short story than a novel in terms of narrative complexity, Styx doesn't ultimately pack quite as much punch as one might like...

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Hermione M

Apr 14, 2019

Stunning film - opens April 26 in the UK.

Hermione L

Apr 5, 2019

Hollywood likes these kind of endings, where everything is left to your own imagination. That way, the movie maker offends nobody! So we have a wonderful spectacle of a woman at sea in her sailboat, heading for a distant point. Then she is faced with moral choices. Fine, but when the end of the movie comes about, it's all dropped in your lap as to what might have happened in the end? Otherwise, this is worth seeing.

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Ron R

Oct 17, 2018

Despite some occasional pacing issues, this beautifully filmed, richly symbolic morality play set at sea sizzles with quiet intensity against the backdrop of beautiful ocean scenery. Susanne Wolff's dramatic portrayal of a woman pitted against the perils of nature and the difficulty of hard choices is riveting from start to finish. Director Wolfgang Fischer has produced a thoughtful, consuming release that will leave you drained, incensed and, one would hope, ultimately uplifted.

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Draco S

Sep 16, 2018

A beautiful an dynamic portrait of the event on the sea. I was impressed with her preparation for the trip, her knowledge, courage and the dilemma she faces between her moral and the reality. Great story, gorgeous cinematography.

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Synopsis

A busy doctor plans to spend her annual vacation fulfilling her long-held dream of sailing from Gibraltar to the small island of Ascension in the Atlantic. But everything changes when she sees a damaged, overloaded boat full of refugees nearby. Knowing that at least a hundred people could drown, she begins to organize to help them but slowly begins to fear that it will be impossible to do so.

Director: Wolfgang Fischer
Producer: Marcos Kantis, Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny, Bady Minck
Screenwriter: Wolfgang Fischer, Ika Künzel
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Amour Fou Filmproduktion
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.3K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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