CineVegas 2009

Months after the end of World War II, fresh-faced Tyrone is sent on a mission by the U.S. Army to locate and retrieve German rockets. This quest leads him through the woods without a map. But on this journey he gets advice from fellow travelers, sees visions of a girl he left behind and, most importantly, kicks back with a talking octopus on a tree. In spite of or perhaps because of his odd journey, Tyrone eventually discovers a V-2 rocket, the most advanced long-range rocket ever created to that point. It is the second-to-last one manufactured; now Tyrone must find the last. With IMPOLEX, director Alex Ross Perry creates his own eccentric world with deep emotional arcs and fairytale outcomes, a story laced with poignant touches and curious characters to keep you charmed and smiling. In spite of its sometimes fantastical scenarios, somehow you connect to this world, like all those times you were searching for history while stumbling over your past. You laugh with the film but you also sink in to its colorful, fuzzy confines.