A high-rise apartment complex, on the outskirts of a major city, is the central location of Gotz Spielmann's Antares. The apartment complex is like any other high-rise, featuring thousands of faceless windows and a clean exterior, but what Gotz Spielmann finds inside these walls are the lives three very different, yet very flawed couples. Antares is an ensemble film about three very different relationships, all dealing with extremely strong emotions, both postiive and negative. Jealousy, abuse, love, love, life and death are all explored throughout Antares, using these three powerful stories that intersect. The first story is centered around a nurse who lives a comfortable family life. Driven by carnal desires, she gets involved in a passionate affair whose sex-drive matches her lust. The second story revolves an emotionally unstable woman who lies about being pregnant to her philandering boyfriend. Lastly, a recent divorcee whose ex-husband is violent and in deeply-in denial about his abusive, mean-spirited ways. The stories barely connect on a physical level, but what Gotz Spielmann's Antares says about our environment is an impressive observational study. With Antares, Spielmann beautifully captures how we are interconnected to the people around us and how we affect each other whether we subconsciously realize it or not. All three stories feature terrific performances with moments of poignancy within the cold cinematography. While Gotz Spielmann's films tend to be too cold and stagnant for some viewers, Antares is another well crafted film with lots of punch..
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