New Group

Opening his second film with a series of nightmares depicting Japan plagued by narcissism and greed, Shimotsu Yuta proclaims that he is not simply making a clone of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Shy high schooler Ai keeps her mouth shut in an environment that hinders any expression of individuality. But when other students suddenly form a human pyramid on the schoolyard, Ai’s oppressive world descends into madness. What begins as a paranoia thriller turns into a deliriously loopy horror film about the terror of groupthink and forced social assimilation. Beware, its chilling vision of modern day Japan may be truer than you think.

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival