Upstream Color

Apr 5, 2013

1h 36m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

erbp

Upstream Color Trailers

Cast

Kris

Amy Seimetz

Jeff

Shane Carruth

The Sampler

Andrew Sensenig

Thief

Thiago Martins

Wife

Carolyn King

Maggie

Mollie Milligan

Monty

Myles McGee

Lucas

Ashton Miramontes

Peter

Andreon Watson

Husband

Frank Mosley

Bank Investigator

John Walpole

OBGYN

Kerry McCormick

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