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Hot Spot

Hot Spot

Science Fiction · Action · Crime · 2026

Set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. As the detective's identity slowly unravels, his world enters a state of hypnotic meltdown.

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Hot Spot

“The system is unstable.”

2026 Science Fiction · Action · Crime 1h 41m

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4.8 / 10

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Set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. As the detective's identity slowly unravels, his world enters a state of hypnotic meltdown.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Agnieszka Smoczyńska

Written by

Robert Bolesto

Andrzej Konopka

Andrzej Konopka

Jan 623

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

Rana

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Ayka

Filippa Kaye

Filippa Kaye

Maria

G

George Aurimas Cris

Zen

Niki Sereti

Niki Sereti

Bossa

Ektoras Liatsos

Ektoras Liatsos

TseTse

Court is in session

Put Hot Spot on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.