Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

2011 · 93 min · EN · R · 6.9 (1,296 votes)
Dir. David Mackenzie · Starring Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Ewen Bremner, Stephen Dillane, Denis Lawson, Anamaria Marinca · Music Max Richter

“Without love there is nothing”

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In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.

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This film is a tender, melancholic exploration of human connection amidst a world slowly losing its senses. It feels intimate and profoundly poignant, focusing on the resilience of love and the essence of what it means to be human when everything else fades. A bittersweet, emotionally resonant experience.

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