Dystopian RomCom ‘Turn Me On’ First Trailer with Powley & Robinson
by Alex Billington
October 28, 2024
Source: YouTube
“We have to tell the others…” Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled an official trailer for an indie sci-fi romantic thriller called Turn Me On, set in an emotionless dystopian future. This just premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival and is already set for a UK debut next week on VOD, while still playing at film festivals without any US release date set yet. In a lifeless world, one couple will find their spark again in this dystopian romcom. In a world where the inconvenience of human emotion has been eradicated by a government-imposed daily vitamin, one young couple skips their dose and discovers love, joy, sex and all the baggage that comes with it. A young couple (named Joy and William) discover many new feelings, but realize they come with more challenges as well. Starring Bel Powley, Nick Robinson, Justin H. Min, Griffin Newman, Nesta Cooper, Patti Harrison, and D’Arcy Carden. This is the same concept as the sci-fi romance film Equals (2015) with Kristen Stewart, literally the exact same thing, which is a bit strange to see it all over again. But why not? I guess people still can’t handle their emotions. I do really like this cast.
Here’s the official UK trailer (+ poster) for Michael Tyburski’s film Turn Me On, direct from YouTube:
“Are you content?” What if you could take a pill that could eradicate all human emotion and bring peace to you and those around you? The only sacrifice is… yourself. “Feel something. Change everything.” One young woman named Joy (Bel Powley) living in a dystopian future finds herself forced to stop taking her meds which results in a brand-new world laid out before her, one with happiness, sadness, anger and joy. Experiencing sex, love and contentment for the first time, they grapple with these new emotions, and all of the baggage that comes along with it… Turn Me On is directed by American indie filmmaker Michael Tyburski, making his second feature film after directing The Sound of Silence previously, plus a few other short films. The screenplay is written by Angela Bourassa (If You Were the Last). Produced by Sean Bradley, Toby Nalbandian, Zareh Nalbandian, Gregory Schmidt. This initially premiered at the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival this fall. Signature Ent. will debut Tyburski’s Turn Me On direct-to-VOD in the UK starting November 4th, 2024 this fall. No US release has been set yet – stay tuned for updates. Anyone interested?
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