Would you change the past? It’s a difficult question that one woman faces in “Aporia.” The film sees a widow confront a new form of technology, soon learning that every revelation comes with a high price. “Aporia” offers an inspection of humanity’s complex relationship with emotions while also addressing an infatuation with innovation. The project hails from writer and director Jared Moshé — he last did double duty on 2017’s Western drama “The Ballad of Lefty Brown.”
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Judy Greer stars as the widow given an uneasy choice; the role expands past her comedic work with “Reboot” and “Archer.” It’s also far from her first foray into genre work — appearing in 2018’s “Halloween” as well as its sequel “Halloween Kills.” She’s joined by a host of talents from various films and series, including “The Harder They Fall” star Edi Gathegi, Payman Maadi, and Faithe Herman.
The film’s official synopsis:
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Aporia follows Sophie (Greer), who, since losing her husband Mal (Gathegi) in a drunk-driving accident, has struggled to manage crippling grief, a full-time job, and the demands of parenting her devastated teenage daughter (Herman). When her husband’s best friend (Maadi), a former physicist, reveals he has been building a time-bending machine that could restore her former life, Sophie will be faced with an impossible choice — and unforeseeable consequences, posing the question, “If you had the ability to alter the past, would you.
Changing the past isn’t always an easy option in “Aporia.” The sci-fi thriller has its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival before arriving in theaters on August 11. Get your first look at the film below.
