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Nirvana

Nirvana

This game is so advanced... it's deadly.

19976.51h 53m

Overview

Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.

Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
Written by Pino Cacucci, Gloria Corica, Gabriele Salvatores
Produced by Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Maurizio Totti, Rita Rusić
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Top Cast

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

Jimi Dini

Diego Abatantuono

Diego Abatantuono

Solo

Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Joystick

Stefania Rocca

Stefania Rocca

Naima

Amanda Sandrelli

Amanda Sandrelli

Maria

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Lisa

Claudio Bisio

Claudio Bisio

Corvo Rosso

Antonio Catania

Antonio Catania

Venditore Paranoie

Gigio Alberti

Gigio Alberti

Dr. Rauschenberg

Ugo Conti

Ugo Conti

Turista Siciliano

Themes & Keywords

futurehackercomputer virusvideo gamevirtual realitydystopiaunrequited lovecyberpunktorturecyberspacealternative reality

About Nirvana

Nirvana is a science fiction, thriller, action, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of future, hacker, computer virus, video game, virtual reality, dystopia. Directed by Gabriele Salvatores, it stars Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini. Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.

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