Restore Point

2023 [CZECH]

Action / Crime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 41 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56%
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2925 2.9K

Plot summary

It’s 2041 and the gaps in social and economic inequality have left the world on the brink. A breakthrough in science has given humanity the ability to bring victims of a violent crime back to life by backing up their brain every 2 days. This allows an ambitious, young detective the opportunity to solve a case of a murdered couple when the restoration team is able to bring one of them back.

Director

Robert Hloz Photo
Robert Hloz

Top cast

Adam Vacula Photo
Adam Vacula as Peter Trochinowski
Karel Dobrý Photo
Karel Dobrý as Rohan
Jan Vlasák Photo
Jan Vlasák as Captain
Václav Neuzil Photo
Václav Neuzil as Agent Mansfeld
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1.03 GB
1280*536
Czech 2.0
NR
Subtitles cz  us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 19
2.12 GB
1920*804
Czech 5.1
NR
Subtitles cz  us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 46
1012.75 MB
1280*536
Czech 2.0
NR
Subtitles cz  us  
25 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 2
2.03 GB
1920*804
Czech 5.1
NR
Subtitles cz  us  
25 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 2
1.83 GB
1920*804
Czech 5.1
NR
Subtitles cz  us  
25 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Pjtaylor-96-138044 7 / 10

Have you backed up today?

'Restore Point (2023)' is a Czech sci-fi film about a conspiracy surrounding the planned privatization of a technology that allows people to back-up their brains and be brought back from the dead if they're killed via unnatural means (such as murder). Focusing on a detective with a personal vendetta against the terrorist group she's hunting, the flick presents itself as a slow-burning investigative thriller with occasional bursts of action and a couple of neat twists and turns. Its handsome, clean, probing aesthetic is clearly inspired by the likes of 'Blade Runner 2049 (2017)', albeit with less neon and lashings of rain, and its narrative also takes inspiration from that meditative legacy sequel. Thanks to its conceptually interesting and convincingly conveyed technology and architecture, its version of the future is not only compelling but also surprisingly honest. It's feasible that we're heading in the direction it portrays, with its most potent aspects being extensions of what we're already seeing rather than unattainable fantasies of space battles and laser swords (which are also cool, don't get me wrong). The central idea is intriguing to probe, more from a moral standpoint than a technological one, and it leads to some genuinely exciting questions that hint towards what we've always wondered without feeling as though they succumb to cliché. Although it may be a tiny bit forgettable overall, at least in terms of its specific plot and the relatively low-key way in which it unravels, and its ending is a tiny bit underwhelming (especially considering how engaging the various enigmas leading up to it are), but this is ultimately a confident and absorbing detective thriller that's set in a tangible world, poses some potent questions (without necessarily answering them all), and features a few suspenseful sequences that keep you on the edge of your seat by playing with the picture's established rules in an enjoyable way. It's a really entertaining effort, and it's especially impressive for a directorial debut.
Reviewed by avindugunasinghe 7 / 10

A future strange and close

A future so advance that Russian roulette is a safe pastime. Bod Obnovy is uniquely modest about the future it imagines with adequate amount of future marvels at display. A decent thriller when the story alone is considered. Neat visual effects and audio effects. Performances were excellent by the whole cast. From it's political view on profit making to a murder out of jealousy this story unwinds a web of incidents that's more than enough to keep the audience engaged. A good script that reveals the human nature through all futuristic setups. While many of it's genre ends up straying too far or falling short Bod Obnovy takes us on a safe satisfying journey to future.
Reviewed by frizzardi 7 / 10

A nice surprise

I don't remember how this title came to my attention, but I'm glad I watched it.The premise is nothing new, but the story is carried by decent performances by the (to me) unknown actors, sprinked with noteworthy acting by some of the supporting characters (Iveta Duskova and Jan Vlasak did an especially fine job).Special effects looked good enough on my small screen. Some cyberpunk scenes are worth remembering - the mute thug with the 7-segment LED dentures is one of them.Dialogue is average but again there are some noteworthy moments (the contrast between cellular memory and actual memory, for instance, or how Kurlstat discovered that he had gifted himself the memory of how to play piano after having his head slammed on a keyboard).None of the characters pushed the plot along by doing stupid things, which is always a nice touch.(IMDB doesn't allow me to use proper accents in the actors' names. Sorry about that.)
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