Movie
Upstream Color
2013NR1h 36m6.3 / 10
You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
More about Upstream Color
Cast
Amy SeimetzKris
Shane CarruthJeff
Andrew SensenigThe Sampler
Thiago MartinsThiefCarolyn KingWife
Mollie MilliganMaggieMyles McGeeMonty
Ashton MiramontesLucas
Credits
- Directed by
- Shane Carruth
- Written by
- Shane Carruth
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $100K
- Box office
- $444.1K
Production
- erbpUnited States
Themes
druggedexperimentalhopehypnosislossparasiteromancesadness
