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Egghead Republic (2025)
Director: Hugo Lilja
Cast: Ella Rae Rappaport, Tyler Labine, Arvin Kananian, Emma Creed
Runtime94 min
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An alternative reality where the cold war didn’t end, and an atomic bomb has struck Soviet Kazakhstan. Sonja, a 22 y.o. Swedish club-kid, working at one of the hippest magazines in the world, is mysteriously invited to report from inside the radio-active zone, to find or debunk the rumors of mutated centaurs living there…
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Egghead Republic (2025), directed by Hugo Lilja, is a critically acclaimed comedy-drama-sci-fi film that blends alternative history and absurdist elements. While the film has not yet received major awards recognition, it has garnered positive reviews from critics who praise its inventive premise and strong performances, particularly from the lead actress. Early audience reception has been quite favorable, with the film earning solid ratings on platforms like IMDb.
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Fans of quirky, offbeat sci-fi comedies will love the imaginative premise and eclectic blend of genres in Egghead Republic, director Hugo Lilja's 2025 film. With a talented cast including Ella Rae Rappaport and Tyler Labine, the story's exploration of a bizarre Cold War-era alternate reality and the rumored mutant centaurs within a radioactive zone promises to be both thought-provoking and hilariously entertaining.
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Egghead Republic is a 2025 Swedish science fiction film directed and written by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja. Inspired in part by Kågerman's tenure at Vice Magazine and the novel The Egghead Republic by Arno Schmidt, the film is set in an alternate reality in which the Cold War persists and a nuclear bomb has struck in Soviet Kazakhstan.
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