Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Release date: 2008-11-20
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Production Co: Twisted Pictures, Burg/Koules Productions
Genre: Horror, Musical, Science Fiction
Rating: 6.6/10
Length: 1h 38min

Storyline

In the year 2056 - the not so distant future - an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants, for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family's mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

Plot Keywords

repossession, mercilessness, black humor, violence, gore, mutilation, guts, future, surgery, opera, murder, blood splatter, drug dealing, fighting, grave robbing, graveyard, grudge, guardian, infection, knife

Short Review

As his car twists and turns through one gorgeous forest after another and lush opera music plays in the background, I found myself lulled into a dreamy and tranquil state.