What happens when you’re ambushed by time? That’s the question posed by “The Almond and the Seahorse,” an IFC indie starring Rebel Wilson and Charlotte Gainsbourg about an archaeologist and an architect who fight to re-imagine a future after traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love. The high-concept movie about love, time loops, and trying to create new futures also stars Trine Dyrrholm and Meera Syal. Uh, yeah, it sounds a little convoluted, but the new trailer does elucidate more.
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Based on the play by Kaite O’Reilly, “The Almond and the Seahorse “is the directorial debut of both notable actor and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Celyn Jones; and Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated cinematographer Tom Stern.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Sarah (Rebel Wilson) is an archaeologist who loves her husband Joe (Celyn Jones), but after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), their love is trapped in the past. Toni (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is an architect and loves her partner Gwen (Trine Dyrholm), but after a TBI, they have been imprisoned in a fifteen-year loop. Love is the only thing that keeps them all going, but something has changed, and both Sarah and Toni are determined not to let it all unravel as they face their fears of being forgotten by the people they love most.
“The Almond and the Seahorse “opens in theaters and VOD on December 16. Watch the new trailer below.