Southland Tales (2007)
“This is the way the world ends.”
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Richard Kelly, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Dwayne Johnson
as Boxer Santaros / Jericho Cane
Seann William Scott
as Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner
Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Krysta Kapowski / Krysta Now
Mandy Moore
as Madeline Frost-Santaros
Justin Timberlake
as Private Pilot Abilene
Miranda Richardson
as Nana Mae Frost
Wallace Shawn
as Baron Von Westphalen
Bai Ling
as Serpentine
Nora Dunn
as Cyndi Pinziki
John Larroquette
as Vaughn Smallhouse
Kevin Smith
as Simon Theory
Amy Poehler
as Veronica Mung / DreamCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 145 min |
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