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Astropia is about a young socialite named Hildur, who becomes homeless and broke when her boyfriend is sent to prison. Living with her sister and nephew, she ends up taking a job at a comic and games shop (Astropia) to help pay her bills. Although she is a complete outsider to the geek life, she slowly learns to stand on her own and embrace her inner nerd.
It is a sweet movie, with a bit of a romance thrown in. It is very accessible, even though it is subtitled and one of the best movies I've seen in terms of being able to sit a non-gamer down and say "this is what its like". It is also the closest to a gamer "date movie" I've ever seen.
This is an Icelandic film from last year that did well in its home country, has seen some festival play in Europe, but has only played Fantastic Fest in the States. The director and screenwriters are at the festival and according to them, they don't have any current distribution for the movie in the U.S., in theaters or on DVD. I think this is a really well done movie, far better than most we get regarding gaming culture, and it would be a shame if the vast majority of gamers were never able to get a chance to see it. I encourage folks to poke around and try and find it if you can.
(The subtitle "Dorks and Damsels" is the International name of the movie, although they billed it by the original name at Fantastic Fest.)
I just got that one, it is sold in Germany on DVD and is completely dubbed in German even.
It is a nice little movie, with some good laughs and some nice insider references (Monte Cook is even mentioned, with his Book of Vile Darkness). It has some lenghts, though, and overall has the feeling of somebody making his dream come true - making a movie in which the RPG geek becomes a hero and gets the princess. What is most valuable about it is probably the outside view of the RPG "scene" (the geeks in the shop, actually) at the beginning. While it shows how geeky we all are (come on, you have to admit it), it portrays RPGers tongue-in-cheek, and not too unsympathetic.
All in all, nice movie, but probably not a must-have.
Stefan
Thanks for the link it looks great!
I really liked that bit where she's introduced to gaming and you see their versions of their characters!
Do they plan a dubbed version or only a subbed release over here in the UK?
