In a near-future dystopian Tokyo, the city is steeling itself for a massive earthquake and is increasingly reliant on surveillance to keep everyone in line. Yuta and Kou are high schoolers who just want to DJ, and their infectious optimism in the face of the world’s lunatic absurdity anchors director Neo Sora’s otherwise stark futuristic film.

This Tokyo high school has perfected its surveillance system, issuing demerits virtually and ensnaring all the students for even the slightest infraction. In this terrifying world Yuta and Kou are always on the lookout for a good time, and despite no support from parents, they often find it in music, in harmless pranks, and in art. Neo Sora’s dystopian film is sure to be a cult classic, its dark future offset by the power of hope and friendship in his beautifully written characters.