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Cinema Wednesdays - Alexandre Wälti

The name of a gateway to the underworld in Greek mythology is the title of Austrian director Wolfgang Fischer's third feature film. The official poster sums it up well: the viewer plunges into the crashing waters and doesn't return unscathed. Rike, a German emergency doctor, embarks on a solo voyage in her sailboat to the wild island of Ascension, off the coast of Mauritania. Styx suffers from some unavoidable length, but the director uses silence as a genuine dramatic tool.