In a large apartment high above the city lives our couple. They’re in love. She’s a painter, he’s a successful actor. Just a normal afternoon – except that this isn’t a normal afternoon, for them or anyone else. Because tomorrow, at 4:44 am, give or take a few seconds, the world will come to an end far more rapidly than even the worst doomsayer could have imagined. The final meltdown will come not without warnings, but with no means of escape. There will be no survivors. As always, there are those who, as their last cigarette is being lit and the blindfold tightened, will still hope against hope for some kind of reprieve. For a miracle.
Not our two lovers. They – like the majority of the Earth’s population – have accepted their fate: the world is going to end.

Directed by Abel Ferrara
Starring Willem Dafoe, Shanyn Leigh, Natasha Lyonne
English
1 hr 25 mins, rated NR

2011 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
2011 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

“3 (of 4) Stars. Ferrara is a one-of-a-kind filmmaker.” - V.A. Musetto, New York Post

“Movingly celebrates connection, cooking life down to just its barest essence” - Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

“Eccentric and moving” - A.O. Scott, New York Times

“Imbues real images of “normal” life with supernatural dread.” - Karina Longworth, Village Voice