THE GAME OF REALITY
Synopsis
When journalist Jane and her colleague Josef are sent to the abandoned mining town of Centralia to investigate rumors about the town's mysterious disappearance, they witness something that challenges their perception of reality. Instead of the expected ruins, they find a completely empty plain – as if the town never existed – and on the horizon, an impossible sea in Pennsylvania's inland.
On their way back, they encounter an Amish family whose behavior reveals something deeply disturbing: the people move in constantly repeated patterns, unaware of Jane and Josef's presence, like non-playable characters in a computer game. When they return to Philadelphia, they discover that the deviations in reality are spreading globally – places disappear, animals behave mechanically, and even people show signs of having "changed."
Meanwhile, Jane struggles with her private life. A pregnancy test that her husband Joe sees as positive, but which Jane sees as negative. Two contradictory realities that cannot coexist. When she calls her mother in the countryside, she experiences an uncomfortable, unheimlich feeling – her mother's voice and memories are no longer her own. Convinced that something is terribly wrong, Jane leaves the city to visit the family farm.
In the meantime, Joe, a religious historian, delves into ancient texts such as the Book of Enoch, where the "Watchers" shared forbidden knowledge with humans before the world was "cleansed." At a Jewish Sabbath dinner at his parents' home, they discuss the possible apocalyptic significance of the events, and Joe is faced with the question of whether he wants to understand what is coming or just escape.
When Jane reaches the family farm, her worst fears are confirmed. Her family has changed – moving in programmed patterns, having incorrect memories, and the entire environment feels like an artificial simulation. In a frightening culmination, she sees the moon completely disappear from the sky only to be restored, like a glitch in a computer game.
"The Game of Reality" explores a world where reality itself breaks down, asks questions about what is real, and forces the characters to confront the possibility that their world may never have been what they thought.