Nine Days is a hugely ambitious, extremely intelligent film about life in all its wonders and delights. It could be described as supernatural but it is truly impossible to categorize. The film begins with Will. He lives in an isolated house in the middle of a desert landscape. His house is littered with video tapes of various people and their lives. He has an entire room filled with old TVs that appear to be showing live coverage of several people. When one of his 'subjects' dies suddenly he swings into action. He needs to replace her on Earth and begins a process of interviews with various people. He tells each one of them that the process will take 'nine days'. I could delve more into the plot but the true delight of this superb film is discovering just what it is actually all about. In essence the film examines what it means to be alive and the choices you make on earth to be a good person. It swings from being very emotional to being very thought provoking. Winston Duke as Will is truly wonderful, with great supprt from Zazie Beetz, Tony Hale and Benedict Wong. This is the debut film from director Edson Oda and he has crafted a film of both mystery and illumination. In a world of cooker cutter films it is truly joyous to see a film of such originality.