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Webmaster
J.B. (Lars Bom) - an ultra-talented Webmaster of an illicit cyber-domain known for massive amounts of illegal money transfers is captured and is put under suspicion by the cyber-domain boss named Stoiss (Jørgen Kiil) when an intruder hacks into the system and steals the Stoiss’s money. Stoiss sticks a heart controller device on J.B. and gives him 35 hours to find who took his money or he dies.
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Plot Summary
A lonely and socially awkward Australian man, obsessed with the burgeoning internet, believes he has found his soulmate online. He decides to travel to Europe to meet her, only to discover that she is not who she claimed to be. This leads to a series of increasingly bizarre and unexpected encounters as he navigates unfamiliar cultures and his own naive desires.
Critical Reception
Webmaster is a quirky, low-budget Australian indie film that received mixed to positive reviews, praised for its unique premise and exploration of early internet culture and loneliness, though some found its pacing and eccentricities challenging.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its original concept exploring early internet relationships.
Appreciated for its offbeat humor and eccentric characters.
Some critics found the film's unconventional narrative structure and tone somewhat disjointed.
Google audience: Information on Google user reviews for this film is not readily available.
Fun Fact
The film was shot on a very low budget, with much of the internet-related technology depicted being rudimentary by today's standards, reflecting the early days of the World Wide Web.
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