New US Trailer for French Indie Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Tropic’ About Brothers
by Alex Billington
November 28, 2023
Source: YouTube
“It’s clear to everyone that their closeness is holding him back.” Dark Star Pics has revealed the official US trailer for an indie sci-fi creation called Tropic, also known as Tropique, originally from France. (It also goes under the title Things Behind the Stars.) This first premiered at both Fantastic Fest 2022 and also at the Sitges Film Festival more then a year ago, but is only now getting released in theaters in 2023. It already opened in France a few months ago, and arrives in the US (in theaters then on VOD later) in December. As twin brothers and best friends Lázaro and Tristán train together for the Astronaut Academy tests, they find themselves facing a greater challenge. When disaster strikes, the pair must find their place in a world where there is no room for monsters. A mysterious meteor from space crashes down, completely deforming one of the brothers, turning him into a sort of “monster.” This thrilling sci-fi has some impressive world building and a fascinating story to follow regarding these brothers dealing with this calamity. Starring Pablo Cobo, Louis Peres, Marta Nieto, Marvin Dubart, and Alane Delhaye. It’s a solid sci-fi drama – worth a look.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Édouard Salier’s Tropic, direct from YouTube:
Lázaro (Pablo Cobo) & Tristán (Louis Peres), twin brothers and best friends, are training together to apply for the Astronaut Academy entrance tests. One day, Tristán is contaminated with some mysterious residue which makes him monstrous physically and weakened mentally. This disaster forces Lázaro to let go of how he remembers his brother and learn to love him as he is now, in a world where there is no room for monsters. Tropic, also known as Tropiques in French or Un Monstre, Moi Aussi or Things Behind the Stars, is directed by French filmmaker Édouard Salier, making his second feature film after directing Cabeza Madre previously, plus many other music videos and short films, and work on the series “Mortel”, “La Révolution”, and “Mixte” most recently. The screenplay is co-written by Edouard Salier and Mauricio Carrasco. Produced by Ninon Chapuis and Jean-Michel Rey. This initially premiered at both Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Film Festival last year. Dark Star Pictures will debut Salier’s Tropic in select US theaters on December 1st, 2023, then on VOD starting December 19th later this year. Who’s interested in this one?
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