Multi-hyphenate, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams brings his unique dynamism to this Afrofuturist vision, a sci-fi punk musical. Co-directed with his...
Multi-hyphenate, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams brings his unique dynamism to this Afrofuturist vision, a sci-fi punk musical. Co-directed with his partner, the Rwandan-born artist Anisia Uzeyman.
The film takes place amidst the hilltops of Burundi, where a collective of computer hackers emerges from within a coltan mining community, a result of the romance between a miner and an intersex runaway. Set between states of being—past and present, dream and waking life, colonised and free, male and female, memory and prescience—Neptune Frost is a direct download to the cerebral cortex and a call to reclaim technology for progressive political ends.
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97 %86 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
72 %50 reviewsAudience score rating
"More interesting than impactful, but no less unique."
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IGN
IGN"Transmitting a massive download of ideas into one film, there’s no doubt that Williams and Uzeyman have creativity to spare..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Thrillingly captures the social, economic, political, and material character of Rwanda in the age of global communication."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"There’s little about it that is realistic, but it has points to make about the real world."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"An exceptional display of bravura."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Handmade and high-tech, digital and analog, poetic and punk rock."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A mission statement by way of a musical, and its defining image is a middle finger taking up the whole lens."
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Vulture
Vulture"Neptune Frost is an intimidating film, both in scope and pure cinematic power."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterNeptune Frost | Details
- Rating
- M, Coarse language
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Musical, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA
