Equals

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Equals is a sci-fi drama written by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy, Breathe In). It premiered at the Venice International Film Festival before playing the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, Guy Pearce, and Jacki Weaver.

In this gripping and emotional sci-fi romance from acclaimed director Drake Doremus (Like Crazy), Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult play Nia and Silas, two people who work together in a futuristic society known as “The Collective.” A seemingly utopian world, The Collective has ended crime and violence by genetically eliminating all human emotions. Despite this, Nia and Silas can’t help noticing a growing attraction between them, leading them to a forbidden relationship—at first tentative, but then exploding into a passionate romance. As suspicion begins to mount among their superiors, the couple will be forced to choose between going back to the safety of the lives they have always known, or risk it all to try and pull off a daring escape.

“I’m very romantic,” confesses Hoult, “so I really enjoyed the idea of finding the one person in the world who can awaken your feelings. I saw Equals as an interesting challenge because I’d be playing someone who, at the beginning, literally does not have the capacity to feel what he’s going through.”

Equals is rated 14A.