‎Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World (2010) directed by Viv Fongenie • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd
Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World

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Ollie finds himself in a continual downward spiral with no way out, until he escapes into a nightmare of his own creation.

Ollie Kepler’s Expanding Purple World is a darkly comic tale of a young man’s battle with madness. Ollie Kepler, wacky astronomy enthusiast and web designer, moves in with his best friend after he loses his fiancé, but is repeatedly drawn back to the place of her death – their empty, unpainted apartment. There, a broken promise made to her returns to haunt him with growing intensity. Ollie’s guilt merges with his scientific brilliance into a crazed attempt to redeem himself. Quitting his job in a bizarre act of defiance, Ollie spirals into a chilling world of obsession and tormenting voices, threatening both his friendship and sanity. Convinced that a strange piece of rock he has found is a micro-chip which holds a vital message from his fiancé, Ollie sets about trying to unlock it with disastrous results. Somehow purple holds the key. Disturbing and eerily humorous, the film explores the fantasies the mind creates when reality overwhelms.

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18 Jun 2010
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18 Feb 2013
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18 Jun 2010
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18 Feb 2013
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