Hot Spot

Synopsis

The film takes us to the nowhere and everywhere of a near-future dystopian world, where society has been utterly reshaped. Drought, global unrest, and depleted resources have turned us toward a total dependence on an artificial intelligence system known as the Head. Yet, while everyone’s consciousness and every facet of their daily lives are synced to this technology, the Neosouls, a group of refugees led by a mysterious figure named Rana (Noomi Rapace), have continued to live off the grid.

When these nomads arrive to the city in search of resources, they’re met first with a mandate to connect to the Head, then with gruesome violence. After one of their own is murdered, Djonny (Andrzej Konopka), a detective who was once a refugee himself, is brought in to investigate. But when he comes face to face with Rana, he finds himself gradually spiraling toward the edge of madness — or at least toward his truest self, stripped of the invisible, pervasive force of advanced technology.

Production Facts

Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Scriptwriter: Robert Bolesto
Producers: Bogna Szewczyk, Skupień Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch

Produced by Madants in co-production with Neda Film, Zentropa Sweden (Lizette Jonjic) and Film i Väst, in association with Grupa Moderator, Canal+ Polska S.A., TVN S.A., Faliro House, New Europe Film Sales, and Mid March Media. With support from Polish Film Institute, and Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center. Distribution by Focus Features.

The cast includes, among others, Noomi Rapace, Andrzej Konopka, Reika Kirishima and George Aurimas Cris.
Post production in the Västra Götaland region by Tint Post.