Polder (2015)

Plot Summary

NEUROO-X, a German-Swiss-Chinese entertainment company group, stands for games that dissolve the boundary between reality and gaming). A new gadget, the myth-enshrouded RED BOOK, offers the ultimate gaming experience. The most secret longings of gamers are scanned by the engine and transformed into fantastic adventures. The conspiracy psychoses of users are the raw material for the storytelling of NEUROO-X. Marcus, Chief Development Manager of NEUROO-X dies shortly before completion of the RED BOOK. His lover Ryuko finds out that something terrible happened during testing of the game in China, and the deeper she submerges into the secret of NEUROO-X, the more she loses touch with reality. She neglects her son Walter, who logs into the game and disappears into the digital parallel world. The more Ryuko fights the corporation in order to rescue her son, the more she updates the narrative desired by NEUROO-X. Ryuko finds herself in a world full of demons, witches, knights and terrorists.

Full Cast & Characters

Nina Fog

Ryuko

Christoph Bach

Marcus

Samuel Schwarz

Francis Wartmann

Philippe Graber

Stauffacher

Friederike Kempter

Julian M. Grünthal

Polizist

Pascal Roelofse

Walterli

Wanda Wylowa

Zelda

Christoph Keller

Soldat

Nikolai Bosshardt

Hans

Meret Hottinger

Madeleine

Soraja Trigo

Nymph

Director & Crew

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