Question 1

Which two films influenced the director of Nine Days?

Accepted Answer

Director Edson Oda cites Hirokazu Koreeda's After Life (1998) and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (2011) as influences.

Question 2

What is the significance of all the VCR displays blinking '12:00' in Will's house?

Accepted Answer

It's the default time display after power cycling, referencing an old meme about consumers never learning to set their VCR clocks.

Question 3

What Caribbean tradition shares a name similarity with the film's title?

Accepted Answer

The title is similar to 'Nine-Nights' or Dead Yard, a nine-night funerary tradition in the Caribbean.

Question 4

Which major film festival did Nine Days premiere at?

Accepted Answer

It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in Nine Days?

Accepted Answer

A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide who gets a life on Earth, but soon faces his own existential challenge.

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