2021 has been off to a rocky start but being the somewhat optimistic person that I am, I believe it will get better sooner than later… Hopefully. That being said, I know you’re still stuck in the house and you’ve reached that breaking point a few times already. Movie theaters are probably still closed in your area as well and you are wondering what to watch at home; you NEED that escapism. I feel your pain, but fret not my friends, NEON has got you covered. Consistently releasing some of the best films of each year, here are a few of their upcoming releases coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming. Check out the trailers below.
Apollo 11: Quarantine – January 29th (IMAX Exclusive) February 5 (VOD)
Summer 1969. The astronauts of Apollo 11 successfully land and walk on the moon. The crew will now
quarantine for 21 days following contact with lunar material. The clock starts when the hatch is closed
on the lunar surface. 3 days later they return to Earth…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxMqsAbAAvY]
Notturno – January 29th (VOD, Hulu)
Filmed over three years on the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, Notturno captures the everyday life that lies behind the continuing tragedy of civil wars, ferocious dictatorships, foreign invasions and the murderous apocalypse of ISIS. Gianfranco Rosi (SACRO GRA, Venice Golden Lion Winner, FIRE AT SEA, Berlin Golden Bear winner and Oscar® nominee)constructs a sublime cinematic journey through the region finding peace and light within the chaos and despair in the aftermath of war. A mosaic of intimate moments and luminous images, Notturno is a profound and urgent cinematic achievement, from a master of the documentary form.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVzM2Iv_-aw]
Dear Comrades! – February 5th (VOD, Hulu)
When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the smallindustrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyesof a devout party activist. Dear Comrades received critical praise out of the Venice Film Festival, withVariety calling it “scintillating” and “meticulous and majestic, epic in scope and tattoo-needle intimate ineffect,” and The Playlist describing it as “a fascinating blend of dark satire and bleak archaeology.”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBp0KktXpk]
Night of the Kings – February 26 (Select theaters) March 5th (VOD)
A young man is sent to “La Maca,” a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. Astradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” andmust tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mysticallife of the legendary outlaw named “Zama King” and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeoFQZ6wB8c]
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