𝙅𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙭 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)

In a saturated sci-fi landscape, Jeinx (2024) stood out as a cerebral, moody techno-thriller that fused psychological suspense with bold futurist themes. Directed by Danish filmmaker Liv Thorsen and headlined by Rami Malek, the film combined haunting atmosphere, intimate character study, and philosophical overtones to deliver one of the most intriguing genre debuts of the year.

Set in a near-future metropolis where neural augmentation is commonplace, Jeinx follows Dr. Caleb Marek (Malek), a disgraced neuroscientist who once pioneered the controversial “Jeinx Protocol”—a system designed to remove traumatic memories. After the sudden suicide of a former test subject, Marek is drawn back into the world he tried to escape, uncovering a growing underground of altered minds and suppressed truths.

As Marek begins reactivating fragments of the original protocol in his own brain to trace hidden data, he begins to experience ghostly overlays—phantom memories, flickering in and out of his consciousness. These echoes lead him to Naia, a mysterious woman who may have never existed, or worse—may have been erased by the system entirely.

Visually, Jeinx is a triumph of digital minimalism and retro-futurism. Neon-lit alleyways, memory archives rendered as floating networks, and disintegrating fragments of reality echo the aesthetic of Blade Runner but add a uniquely Scandinavian starkness.

Thorsen’s direction is patient, allowing scenes to breathe while layering suspense like a dream folding in on itself. Rami Malek gives a chillingly introspective performance—haunted, erratic, and driven by guilt. The narrative is nonlinear, mimicking the way memory truly works—unreliable, fragmented, emotionally charged.

The film wrestles with ideas of identity, consent, and the commodification of pain. If memory can be edited like code, then who are we when the worst parts of us are deleted? What happens when governments or corporations decide which truths are “safe” to forget?

A sequel is now in early development, titled Jeinx: Reboot Memory. Early details suggest it will follow Naia’s consciousness, which survived inside the code of the original protocol. As a digital ghost, she begins infiltrating augmented humans across the city—reawakening hidden memories and triggering a mass “truth outbreak.”

With Caleb presumed dead, the story shifts focus to Asha Lin, an anti-tech resistance fighter who discovers Naia’s presence inside her own neural implant. Together, human and ghost must stop a corrupt AI agency that’s begun erasing political dissent by altering collective memory.

More action-oriented than its predecessor, the sequel aims to blend the philosophical with the visceral, while continuing to question whether erasing trauma truly heals—or only deepens the wound.