Upstream Color

Upstream Color

2013-04-05 • 1h 36m •
Drama Science Fiction
6.3
User Score
752 votes

"You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream."

Overview

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Shane Carruth

Director

Shane Carruth

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$444,098

Runtime

1h 36m

Release Date

2013-04-05

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Reviews

artlawless

artlawless

2019-01-23T13:50:57.440Z

After almost 9 years since Primer, Shane Carruth returned with his next film, Upstream Color. Once again, Shane played multiple roles in the creation of this film – producer (one of), director, writer, actor (one of), music director, cinematographer and editor (one of). The film was made with a tiny budget of $50,000, wow, talk about being efficient. The story is not a convoluted one like Primer, which was based on time travel. That said, it’s not very straightforward either. It does talk about some unreal patterns and could get hard to understand at times. Do give it a watch if you haven’t already.