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Synopsis: Anti Matter (AKA Worm) is a sci-fi noir take on the Alice in Wonderland tale. Ana, an Oxford PhD student, finds herself unable to build new memories following an experiment to generate and travel through a wormhole. The story follows her increasingly desperate efforts to understand what happened, and to find out who - or what - is behind the rising horror in her life.
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Keir Burrows
Production: Uncork'd Entertainment
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
Year:
2016
109 min
94 Views


We should go. / Just matter.

What if we're...

What?

Nothing, no.

Good luck.

Nate?

You owe me a movie, cool guy.

Good luck.

Okay, and on three, two, one.

Hi.

Hi, I'm James. Do you

have a moment? / Sorry.

No, don't be.

No, I'm kidding.

You know this place? / Look.

They're using it for animal

testing, you know that?

I'm sorry.

Not today, okay? / Okay,

no worries, maybe next time.

What's your name? / Ana, yes.

Ana, that's a lovely name.

I used to have a pet rabbit called Ana.

Ana, you're in science, right?

We don't really use animals.

Oh, of course, of course.

But you do... / Sorry, look.

I support what you're doing, I do.

Just not today.

Well, hello again.

How're you feeling?

I shouldn't drink so much.

Can't remember sh*t.

I hope I didn't...

Good.

So, we've pretty much

lost all of our capacity.

We're back to atoms for the time being.

Everything?

That was quick. / Was it really?

Yeah, so basically

that thing is mothballed

for the moment.

We do have computer models. / We have.

Sorry.

We have it modeled, yes.

So we can run analytic

tests on the server.

Until we get funding.

Yes, until then.

Everything went okay though, right?

Nate?

Yeah, of course.

Why do you ask?

Okay, so what do we do next?

What do we do?

Okay.

So firstly, how are those tests?

Tests? / You're the chemist.

You said you needed to

take samples, run tests.

Memories, so many wonderful memories.

Do you remember the video we did

from the photos of Loredo?

I found it upstairs.

I will pack it as well. / No, mom.

Ay, let me pack it!

You can throw out

anything you don't want.

That doesn't make sense,

it's more work for both of us.

Just throw it away,

or give it to charity.

And the comic books?

Just put them in the trunk.

The trunk?

I told you, everything

has to fit in a small trunk.

But there's so many things!

Well, that's the point of a small trunk.

You kept it, mom. / Okay,

Don't get antsy.

How are thing otherwise?

They're...

Things are fine.

Just a bit of a cold, but I'm okay.

Don't work too hard.

I miss you.

Hello?

Okay, okay then.

Just please, leave my stuff and go.

Please leave my work!

For f***'s sake!

Hey!

Who are you?

I don't need to call the police,

I just want my stuff.

It's just my work.

It's worthless to you.

Please.

Good.

Ana, are you okay?

Your voicemail had me worried.

It must be late there.

My voicemail?

I...

My room's been broken into.

They took my laptop

and some other stuff.

Did you lose much work?

Well, it's backed up at the lab.

It's also photos, memories.

I found something last

night I'm going to send you.

It'll cheer you up.

Okay.

I love you, baby.

Don't worry, mom, I'll call them.

I love you, too.

So I can't even report my card

stolen, that's ridiculous!

I don't know!

It's just...

Yes.

Okay.

My passport.

Can I take a name and

a reference number?

Okay, Jim.

I'll do it tomorrow.

Yes.

No.

Thank you.

But why aren't you

taking this seriously?

Someone stole our work.

Look, it's not like they'll

make sense of anything.

And you don't remember what happened...

No, that's what I'm saying!

After the experiment, nothing!

I can't remember!

I mean, was I attacked on my way home?

'Cause my room is trashed,

my head hurts all the time,

and I've been... / Hey, hey.

Don't worry.

I'm not worried.

I just want to know what happened.

No, something went wrong

with the experiment.

Nothing went wrong.

You'll have forgotten

all about it tomorrow.

Listen, it's really not such a big deal.

Nate, listen to yourself.

You're being weird.

My passport, bank cards, all my work.

Something's not right.

Ah, cock bollocks.

Here we go. / So what's going on?

Check your email, we all got it.

I needed to think about it...

Before you discuss with us, you mean?

Exactly.

Check your email. /

Someone stole my computer.

So they did.

Wow. / Yeah.

Utterly untraceable

were your exact words.

They've traced it to the university.

This is a big place.

Liv, we don't... / This is a big place.

Look, someone is gonna

come and ask questions.

How well do you think

that's gonna go, Olivia?

I'm the one who let her out.

Just saying. / What's GCHQ, anyway?

What's wrong with you?

Government Communications HQ.

They deal with cyber terrorism.

How worried should we be? /

Cyber terrorism?

I don't see how it could be

traced directly to us,

unless we do something

really stupid of course.

Nate, how many days have passed?

Since the experiment?

It's a simple question, I

can go check for myself.

Will you stop that,

it's getting on my nerves.

Two weeks, I think. / You think.

Okay, thanks for your help.

What's that?

A notebook.

Did I tell you I'm not

remembering things?

You were attack, mugged.

Thanks, I'll write that down.

It's good that you

both seem so concerned.

We are.

I really am.

Why do you think

we're working so hard? / Doing what?

Why won't you let me help? / Help?

Yes, that'd be great.

So, how're the tests?

What tests?

See, that's what I mean.

I can't remember.

You needed to take samples to see

if the wormhole... / Come on.

You're saying I didn't do that already?

Why is this locked?

It's never locked.

Don't you have the keys? / What keys?

I have been in this room all semester.

There are no keys. / Okay, relax.

I'll ask maintenance.

You know, I dreamed

about this room last night.

Someone must've locked it, I'll check.

Who else has been in here?

They have my laptop.

Maybe they're after the project...

We're here all the time.

Nobody's after our

project, don't be paranoid.

My project.

Yes, Ana, your project.

Are you okay?

You didn't eat lunch.

Get some rest.

I'll put the tests into incubate

and we'll go over them

in the morning, okay?

Nate.

Don't antagonize her, okay?

She winds me up.

She's fragile, but she's still smart.

We don't want her

messing this up, alright?

Hey, where did you get that?

Where did you get that mask?

Where did you buy it? /

Let go of me, murderer.

Oh, hi, hello.

Sorry. / Don't be.

Joining us today?

I need to go home.

Actually, those ape masks,

who has... / Ana.

Ana, we know.

How do you know my name?

We know what you're doing

in there, your experiment.

You have two options.

You do the right thing... / Or what?

I'm sorry, are you threatening me?

Do you want me to call the police?

Be my guest.

Hey, hey!

They're leaving via

the back window, three.

Any sign of them?

Negative, it's empty.

I'll head up a floor.

Hello?

Hello?

Ana, hi.

How're you feeling?

How do you know where I am? / Okay.

How would I know where you are?

You aren't at home?

I'm out, I'm not feeling so good.

Your head still hurting?

My head?

It's okay.

Nate, I need to talk to you.

Something's not... /

I know, that's why I called.

Look, I'm in London

tomorrow with the team.

But you want to go grab

dinner when I get back?

With Liv?

No, just you and me

tomorrow at the sushi place.

Nine, I'll say.

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