Araki’s tenth film, ‘Kaboom‘ will be one of Cannes 2010’s Midnight screenings, and looks to be the continuation of the director’s artistic and philosophical manifesto. The film deals with the sexual awakening of group of college students, though somewhat confusingly bills itself as a science fiction, seemingly moving away from Araki’s usual generic monotony.
The best synopsis Ive found floating around the net has the film billed in this rather intriguing manner:
A hyper-stylized ‘Twin Peaks’ for the Coachella Generation, featuring a gorgeous, super hot young cast, ’Kaboom’ is a wild and sex-drenched horror-comedy thriller that tells the story of Smith (Thomas Dekker), an ambisexual 18-year-old college freshman who stumbles upon a monstrous conspiracy in a seemingly idyllic Southern California seaside town…
Smith’s everyday life in the dorms – hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor – all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night. Tripping on some hallucinogenic cookies he ate at a party, Smith is convinced he’s witnessed the gruesome murder of an enigmatic Red Haired Girl who has been haunting his dreams.
How could you not be tickled by that plot?!
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