Sci-fi and Romance fans, unite! The first image from the upcoming dramaAnother Endhas been released. The movie starsGael García Bernal(Cassandro) andRenate Reinsve(The Worst Person in the World) as pretty different star-crossed lovers. In the story, people who lost a loved one are able to implant the dead person’s memories into a rented body. Reinsve plays Zoe, the woman whose body is used as vessel for Bernal’s character’s dead wife.
While the new image is not very revealing, it brings Bernal front and center and makes it clear that his character Salis obviously grieving. He’s standing inside a futuristic-looking tunnel that might be the facility in which the procedure to bring back his wife’s memories is done. Aside from Bernal and Reinsve, the cast ofAnother Endalso featuresBérénice Bejo(The Artist),Olivia Williams(The Crown) andPal Aron(About Time).
The movie is directed byPiero Messina(The Wait). Back in 2023, the Italian director talked toVarietyabout the project and revealed what notes he hopes to hit withAnother End:
“The idea is to make a science fiction film that is also love story. It’s the tale of two people who have loved each other, and continue to love each other, even after one of them dies. I worked with the possibilities of this paradox of loving someone who is in another body.”
Love and Technology Make Great Stories Like ‘Another End’
The relationship between technology, our memories and physical bodies has been explored by sci-fi movies and series with a certain frequency in recent years.Mega-popular Netflix seriesBlack Mirrorhas done at least two episodes that mixed love, loss and technology – “Be Right Back” and “San Junipero” — and titles likeMarjorie Primehave touched on technology and memory.
Another Endis set to make its world premiereduring the Berlin Film Festival, which takes place in Germanyfrom February 15 to 24. It will be screened in the main competition, which means it’s a candidate for taking home the coveted Golden Bear. Other titles in the competition includeSuspended TimebyOlivier Assayas(Clouds of Sils Maria),A Traveler’s NeedsbyHong Sang-soo(Right Now, Wrong Then) andSmall Things Like ThesestarringCillian Murphy(Oppenheimer).
Another Endis yet to get a trailer and release date in theaters, see the new image above. Early reactions from critics are expected to roll out as the movie gets screened during the Berlin Film Festival. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates.
