{"product_id":"the-2551-trilogy-4-disc-deluxe-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"The 2551 Trilogy - 4-Disc Deluxe Limited Edition - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"141\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1119307743?h=5b71a488b9\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"141\"\u003eContent Advisory:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"144\"\u003eThese films contain intense imagery, including simulated scenes of violence and other disturbing material. They also feature strobe lighting and stroboscopic visual effects. Viewer discretion is advised. Intended for mature audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDELUXE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMITED \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDITION (2000 UNITS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2551.01: “The Kid” \/ 2551.02: “The \"Orgee\" of the Damned” \/ 2551.03: “The End”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"277\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eTHE 2551 TRILOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eImagine a post-apocalyptic world of superstition, strange rituals, and distorted civilization hidden deep underground. Austrian artist and director Norbert Pfaffenbichler’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"468\"\u003e2551 Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e blends avant-garde filmmaking with dystopian science fiction, surreal horror imagery, and silent cinema techniques. All three films unfold without dialogue, using stylized color tinting, elaborate masks, and atmospheric sound design to tell their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"1083\"\u003eShot inside abandoned World War II bunkers in Vienna, the trilogy creates a vast subterranean labyrinth inhabited by unusual characters, masked figures, and remnants of a fallen society. Pfaffenbichler’s work draws inspiration from experimental cinema, silent film traditions, and the visual imagination of artists like the Brothers Quay and Jan Švankmajer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1254\"\u003eThis ambitious trilogy mixes post-apocalyptic storytelling, experimental visuals, and industrial-influenced soundscapes into a cinematic experience unlike anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1y3umud\" data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003e2551.01 – THE KID\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003e(2021 • 65 min.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003eDuring a violent uprising, the mysterious Apeman (Stefan Erber) escapes with a young child known only as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1418\"\u003eThe Kid\u003c\/strong\u003e (David Ionescu). Wearing a crude burlap mask and carrying a strange doll, the child becomes the Apeman’s unlikely companion as they travel through a hostile underground world populated by the remnants of a collapsed civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"182pmj8\" data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1692\"\u003e2551.02 – THE \"ORGEE\" OF THE DAMNED\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003e(2023 • 83 min.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eSeparated from The Kid, the Apeman wanders through a maze-like subterranean realm filled with strange rituals and masked inhabitants while searching for his lost companion. 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