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The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

An unusual comedy about a stranger who arrives on the eve of the millennium to erase London, mankind and existence.

Comedy 1999 88 mins

Director: Ben Hopkins

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Overview

On the eve of the millennium, a shape-shifting stranger arrives to erase London, mankind and the entire universe. The second feature from writer/director Ben Hopkins is a Lo-Fi take on Y2K anxiety (the dread of the dawn of the 2000s - remember that?). Channeling the acerbic surrealist humour of Monty Python, Spike Milligan and Chris Morris, with stylistic nods to Murnau and Lang, Hopkins terrific satire creates a bleakly funny portrait about the end of creation.

Features some great early performances from Tom Fisher, Ian McNiece and Toby Jones, with blink-and-you'll-miss-'em cameos from Asif Kapadia and Andrew Kötting.

Director

Ben Hopkins

Featuring

Thomas FisherIan McNeiceToby JonesAsif KapadiaAndrew Kötting

Genres

ComedyFantasy

Certificate

Contains strong language and moderate sex references

Released

1999

Country

Germany

Language

English

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