THE RESTRICTOR

Sci-Fi/Drama | 15 min | Norway | 2017

 

Writer/director: Jade Hærem Aksnes

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Happiness is scarce, and must be monitored.

Each citizen is given a monthly ration of liquid joy, intravenously. Excessive use is punished. 

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Website: https://www.therestrictorfilm.com

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Production company: Zarepta Film Production AS

Official selection at 12 film festivals worldwide,

including​ the BAFTA-qualifying Encounters Short Film Festival

and the renowned Trieste Science+Fiction Festival.

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Winner of the bronze medal at Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

in Seattle, hosted by the Museum of Pop Culture.

"[...] this collection of sci-fi shorts offer unique and sometimes unsettling depictions of what’s to come.

The screening on Friday concludes with the particularly disturbing The Restrictor by Jade Hærem Aksnes, where happiness is rationed and those whooveruse face the consequences…“

- Encounters Short Film Festival

Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/therestrictorfilm/