Centuries ago, the Romans fatally stoned people, if only “because they didn’t have any [access to] guns,” as one character in Repo Men puts it. In the world of the film, however, technology has advanced so much so that a cruel corporation has mastered not only the creation and transplantation of bio-mechanical organs, but also the surgical repossession of them from patients who can’t keep up with the monthly payments. Times have changed, but human cruelty endures.
Years before director Miguel Sapochnik became best known for his work on the historical fantasy series Game of Thrones, he helmed this futuristic sci-fi drama which, on rewatch, bears renewed relevance to anyone aggrieved by the American healthcare system today.
