Upstream Color
“You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.”
2013•NR•1h 36m•6.3•Released
DramaScience Fiction
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.
Director
Shane Carruth
Writer
Shane Carruth
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
erbp
Cast
Amy Seimetz
Kris
Shane Carruth
Jeff
Andrew Sensenig
The Sampler
Thiago Martins
Thief
Carolyn King
Wife
Mollie Milligan
Maggie
Myles McGee
Monty
Ashton Miramontes
Lucas
Andreon Watson
Peter
Frank Mosley
Husband
John Walpole
Bank Investigator
Kerry McCormick
OBGYN
Marco Antonio Rodriguez
MRI Tech
Brina Palencia
Woman in Club
Jack Watkins
The Sampled
Production
Company
erbp
Producer
Ben LeClair
Producer
Casey Gooden
Producer
Shane Carruth
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