The Girl from Monday story

movie: The Girl from Monday (2005) · 2005

The Girl from Monday is a 2005 American film directed by Hal Hartley. Synopsis: Set in a near-future where virtually everything is commercialized, an advertising executive becomes involved with a beautiful woman from another planet.

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ThemeLevelMotivation
drugged up dystopia minor Students were drugged daily with anti-anxiety medications in this hyper-consumerist society.
exile minor The counter-revolutionary Cecile was banished from society in the end.
office romance minor Jack refrained from hooking up with his co-worker, Cecile, at the last moment.
speculative virtual reality minor In this society students wore virtual reality helmets in school all day.
suicide minor Jack pointed a gun to his temple in one scene, but didn't go through with pulling the trigger.
terrorism minor The anti-consumerist counter-revolutionaries were labeled as terrorists by the state.
the thrill of danger minor The sense of danger that came with being involved in the counter-revolution made Cecile feel good, she told Jack.