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Mother's Time Loop Revenge: Daughter's Fate Unknown
17 Feb
Summary
- A mother uses a time loop to seek revenge for her daughter's abduction.
- She travels between multiverses via a device resembling a gas boiler.
- The film explores trauma through its cyclical narrative structure.
The McManus brothers present "Redux Redux," a low-budget science fiction thriller that revitalizes the time-loop genre. The narrative centers on a bereaved mother, Irene, who is caught in a Sisyphean cycle of revenge. Employing a device that appears to be a repurposed gas boiler, she traverses various timelines within a multiverse.
Irene's primary objective is to prevent the abduction and murder of her daughter, hoping to find a reality where her child survives. During one of her attempts, she discovers Mia, a teenage girl held captive by the child-killer.
The film uses the time loop as a potent metaphor for the repetitive nature of trauma. Irene is depicted as being ensnared by hatred, while Mia exhibits a disturbing fascination with their grim circumstances. Despite the temporal elements, the directors opt for a more linear narrative, focusing on Mia's attempts to escape Irene's influence and the underlying infrastructure of multiverse travel.
While "Redux Redux" maintains a confident pace with action sequences echoing through eternity, its thematic depth fully emerges in the final act. The movie culminates in a collision of timeline complexities and the protagonist's psychological distress, offering a punchy revenge narrative within the genre.
