What would you do if you only had a week to live? Well, in “Omni Loop,” you go back in time and relive the same five days over and over again.
As seen in the trailer, “Omni Loop” is about a quantum physicist who takes a pill that sends her back in time to a week before she is supposed to die. She then teams up with a student to help solve her health crisis and save her life. Apparently, having a black hole growing in your chest isn’t the greatest thing in the world.
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“Omni Loop” looks like an original, heartfelt sci-fi drama, which is saying something nowadays. We’ve seen time-loop films before, such as the classic “Groundhog Day” and the slasher “Happy Death Day,” but this film looks like perhaps it takes a more humanist approach to the fantastical elements.
The film stars Mary-Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri, Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill. “Omni Loop” is written and directed by Bernardo Britto. The filmmaker previous worked on the feature “Jacqueline Argentine.”
“Omni Loop” is set to debut in select theaters and on VOD on September 20.
Here’s the synopsis:
A quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Ayo Edebiri), they team up to save her life – and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.