Minerva Pictures arrives at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival!
6 November 2024
Once again this year, Minerva Pictures is participating in the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, the most important sci-fi genre festival in Italy and among the most prestigious in Europe, presenting three unmissable films! It all starts on Thursday, October 31st at midnight with Monster on a Plane (2024) by Ezra Tsegaye, a horror comedy that nods to Critters and Airplane!, but with an extra dose of madness. From the exotic Mermaid Lagoon, flight 123 is headed to Hamburg, carrying Professor Singh and a mysterious creature hidden in the cargo hold. When this fierce and mysterious furball escapes and grows uncontrollably, spreading hallucinogenic gases, the entire flight descends into chaos. It will be up to the arrogant Captain James Pillow and the intrepid flight attendant Natalie to maintain calm amid screams and laughter, in a race against time wilder than Snakes on a Plane.
On Friday, November 1st, at 10 p.m., it’s the turn of Year 10 (2024), the powerful post-apocalyptic tale by Ben Goodger. In a world covered by a perpetually dark sky and toxic rains, a father and his son struggle to survive among the remnants of civilization. But their fragile existence is upended when a group of violent cannibals steals the antibiotics that keep the son’s girlfriend alive. Thus begins a dramatic and dangerous journey, between the last glimmers of humanity and the triumph of hostile nature. Coming soon exclusively on Full Action, the channel of The Film Club, Prime Video, and TIMVISION!
That same evening at midnight, Tetsuo (1989) by Shin’ya Tsukamoto closes the night, presented in the Sci-Fi Classix section. An authentic cornerstone of cyberpunk cinema; a dark and disturbing vision that redefined the boundaries of the genre, echoing the visual violence of Cronenberg and the visceral nature of Japanese manga.
We look forward to seeing you in Trieste for a weekend of cinema beyond the boundaries of imagination!