Come away with us to tropical Li Tolqa, home to beautiful resorts and pay-to-play murder and crime sprees! The catch is teeny-tiny: be executed for your misdeeds or pay to have a clone of yourself be killed in your place.
Infinity Pool, directed and written by Brandon Cronenberg, explores issues of privilege, tourism, and scifi existentialism in one not-so-neat package.
Discussion points include: fictional tourist countries, White Lotus, Cronenberg the Elder vs Cronenberg the Younger.
Episode Extras
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- Speaking of unethical and illegal tourism, learn about Jeffrey Epstein.
- Read an interview with the director on NC-17 vs R ratings.
- Watch a lighter version of wealthy tourists faffing about in The White Lotus.
Episode edited by Cate Smith. Music by Zach Pfeifer.