Stanleyville
2021
Action / Comedy
Stanleyville
2021
Action / Comedy
65%
TOMATOMETER
· 31 reviews
65%
AUDIENCE
4.7/10
256
Plot summary
Office drone Maria Barbizan leads what looks like a meaningless life. She’s lonely, and she doesn’t really exist, at her job or within her family. One day, she does everything we’ve all dreamed of – she throws her purse and old life in the trash, and joins an enigmatic contest to win... a car. Locked in a room with four strangers, each more eccentric than the next, she must go through a series of challenges – a “competition to probe the very essence of mind-body articulation”, lead by Homunculus, an intriguing and curious host.
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Top cast
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Recommended if you like Mike Judge, Matthew Barney
I think therefore I am
We are introduced to Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest) who is tired of life. She has just thrown away her wallet and money and goes and sits in the mall where a man (Julian Richings) tells her she is to compete in a platinum level contest. We then meet the 4 other contestants. They are in a room with a Henry M. Stanley theme, I presume. The contests are silly and inane. Other contestants have surnames such as Jumpcannon, Arkady, Frisbee, and Pancreas. Plot Spoiler, the film ends as it started with a large bird flying into a pane of glass. Clearly there was some symbolism here and I admit I just didn't get the message of the film.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.