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Dual

Riley STEARNS

Finland, USA202296min Korean Premiere

Synopsis

Convinced she has a terminal illness, Sarah books and trains a clone to be served as her surrogate, only to discover a year later that she is completely cured. Determined to get her family back, she goes to the court that leads to booking of a public duel between her and her clone. With Dual, we see Riley Stearns refining his trademark deadpan, dry humour with vengeance, especially during the training sequence. Karen Gillan convincingly portrays both Sarah and her clone facing identity crisis, while Aaron Paul provides some comic relief as the trainer Trent, driven to turn Sarah into a killing machine. (Jongsuk Thomas NAM)

Diretor

Riley STEARNS

Riley Stearns grew up in Pflugerville, TX, a suburb of Austin. His feature debut FAULTS premiered at SXSW in 2014 and went on to play festivals around the world. THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, his second feature, also premiered at SXSW in 2017. The film was released by Bleecker Street domestically and Universal Pictures internationally. DUAL is Stearns’ third feature as writer/director and first as a producer. When not making films you can find Stearns on the mats training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Credit

Producer
Aram TERTZAKIAN, Nate BOLOTIN, Lee KIM, Nick SPICER, Maxime COTTRAY
Screenplay
Riley STERNS
Cinematographer
Michael RAGEN
Editor
Sarah SHAPIRO
Sound
Euan HUNTER
Music
Emma RUNDLE
Production Design
Sattva-Hanna TOIVIAINEN
Sales
XYZ Films (World), WATCHA (Kor)