Q&A with Robert Hloz
It’s 2041 and a breakthrough in science has given humanity the ability to bring victims of a violent crime back to life by backing up their brain every two days. This allows an ambitious, young detective the opportunity to solve a case of a murdered couple when one of them returns.
Central Europe. The year is 2041. Social and economic inequality have engendered a rise in violent crime. In this setting, Prague detective Em Trochinowska investigates the murder of a married couple, both of whom were affiliated with the Institute, where the legal restoration of dead people takes place. Given that people have performed “backups” of their personal data during a 48-hour period, the Institute is able to bring the dead back to life via cellular regeneration. After the husband is brought back to life, he and Trochinowska investigate River of Life, a terrorist organization adverse to the privatisation of restoration.
Restore Point deftly balances high concept sci-fi, cyberpunk, and the thriller genre to craft a film of immense power that is reminiscent of Minority Report. This film is equal parts style and substance, with eye-popping visuals that imagine a dystopian future in which life after death is a certainty.
Andrea Mohylová is stellar as Detective Trochinowska, a tough but compassionate investigator who wishes to reveal the truth about the Institute. Karel Dobrý is remarkable as the villainous Rohan, the head of the Institute of Restoration.
Restore Point is essentially a pulse-pounding, thoughtful, and engaging study of the lengths a detective will go to uncover the truth.
Manuel Delgadillo
