Bokeh
A young couple stranded in an empty Iceland confronts survival, intimacy, and the unknowable meaning of a vanished world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- eerie
- contemplative
- quiet evening
- reflective movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the stripped-down premise and Icelandic setting intriguing but judged the film unable to develop its central speculative question into a compelling experience.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jenai and Riley awaken in Iceland to find every other person has vanished, making disappearance itself the film's central narrative device.
The couple's struggle to survive and interpret the disappearance forces them to reconsider their relationship and identities.
The Icelandic setting contrasts striking natural beauty with the absence of human life surrounding the protagonists.
The mysterious disappearance remains a catalyst for questioning selfhood and reality rather than a puzzle with a fully defined explanation.
Films like Bokeh, and why
The Quiet Earth
shared premise of sudden human disappearance, existential isolation, and intimate science fiction drama
These Final Hours
shared post-apocalyptic emptiness, relationship strain, and contemplative survival atmosphere
The One I Love
shared minimalist science fiction, philosophical questioning, and emotionally intimate speculative premise
Perfect Sense
shared romantic relationship tested by an uncanny disruption of ordinary reality
Movie Details
- Directors
- Geoffrey Orthwein, Andrew Sullivan
- Release Date
- 2017-03-24
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (275)
Cast
- Maika Monroe
- Matt O'Leary
- Arnar Jónsson
- Gunnar Helgason
- Berglind Rós Sigurôardóttir
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bokeh about?
- A young couple stranded in an empty Iceland confronts survival, intimacy, and the unknowable meaning of a vanished world.
- What is Bokeh like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bokeh as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bokeh violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Bokeh.
- What did critics think of Bokeh?
- Critics generally found the stripped-down premise and Icelandic setting intriguing but judged the film unable to develop its central speculative question into a compelling experience.
- Which films are like Bokeh?
- Films with a similar feel include The Quiet Earth, These Final Hours, The One I Love, and Perfect Sense.
- How long is Bokeh?
- Bokeh runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bokeh?
- In United States, Bokeh streams on fuboTV.
