Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power

Year: 1983

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Wiemer

Science FictionDramaThriller

Anna Hart is a brilliant but odd teenager who steals, fears flickering lights, and experiences prophetic dreams. When enigmatic neighbor MacKayla moves in, Anna sees a woman identical to her on television. Her investigation of the other Anna, Anna Smithson, uncovers the story of Anna Zimmerman, who died twenty years earlier, ultimately revealing hidden truths about Anna herself.

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1

Anna Hart's Gifted, Troubled Life

Twelve-year-old Anna Hart lives in Flemington, New Jersey, where she is a genius but a kleptomaniac who insults teachers. She experiences headaches when she stares at fires or flickering lights and is haunted by prophetic dreams that hint at a larger destiny.

present day Flemington, New Jersey
2

Michaela Dupont Moves In Next Door

Piano teacher Michaela Dupont has been watching Anna and then moves in next door, bringing unsettling clues about a similar-looking girl photographed in 1970. She has kept photos of Anna and the other girl, suggesting a link that stretches across decades. Michaela's arrival signals that Anna's past may be closer than she thought.

present day Neighborhood
3

Anna Spots Her Double on Local News

Anna sees her exact double on local TV after a commuter plane makes a forced landing nearby. She learns that this double, Anna Smithson, has the same family background—a scientist father and musician mother—that Anna herself shares. The sight raises questions about a hidden connection between the two lives.

present day Local TV news
4

Discovery of Zimmerman's Clone

Anna uncovers that Anna Zimmerman, thought dead for 20 years, was part of a cloning project run by Zimmerman and that Anna herself could grow into a duplicate of Zimmerman. The revelation deepens the mystery of her origin and the people pursuing it.

present
5

Parents' Involvement in the Past

Anna learns that her mother volunteered for the cloning project while her father wanted nothing to do with it, hinting at a family history tangled with the experiments. The parents’ choices set the stage for Anna's uncertain future. The knowledge shifts Anna's search from self-discovery to uncovering motives behind the project.

present Home
6

Dreams of Zimmerman's WWII Past

Anna dreams of Zimmerman's life during World War II in Nazi-controlled Germany, where she was a Jew, a pianist, and a child prodigy who would be drawn into the Nazis' genetic plans. The dreams connect Anna's present to a dangerous historical lineage and reveal how talent and fate intersect in her story.

World War II era Germany, WWII era
7

Anna's Normalizing Turn

As the past unfolds, Anna begins behaving more like a normal child, even as she continues to investigate her background with secret help from her brother Rowan and Michaela. The shift contrasts with the weight of the discoveries surrounding her origins.

present Home
8

Trip to Albacore Island for Evaluation

Anna's parents take her to a facility on Albacore Island for a few days of evaluation by the project organizers. The trip marks a formal step in judging her progression and the ongoing cloning work surrounding her existence.

present Albacore Island
9

Lockdown and Hidden Annas

While at the island, Anna finds the phone in her room blocked and is locked in; she eventually blocks the door and discovers other rooms housing multiple Annas. The confinement reveals the scale of the experiments and the danger to the girls involved.

present Albacore Island facility
10

Rowan’s Impromptu Rescue

Rowan calls Anna by pretending to be Dr. Jelliff, and when the line is cut, he sneaks into the facility to see his sister and warn her. His covert intervention exposes cracks in the operation and underscores their family bond.

present Albacore Island facility
11

Confrontation with Dr. Jelliff

Anna and Rowan confront Dr. Jelliff, who tells Anna that she is now a 'normal' person and suggests she should change her name to start a new life. The encounter reveals Jelliff’s diminishing regard for Anna as a unique individual and his desire to control the next phase of the project.

present Albacore Island facility
12

Jelliff Targets a New Anna

Jelliff reveals to Michaela that he is secretly grooming another Anna to grow into the future Zimmerman and that he plans to kill the remaining five Annas, including Hart and her family. The murderous scheme escalates the danger facing everyone involved.

present Albacore Island facility
13

Michaela Is Anna Parkhurst, the Original

Michaela reveals herself as Anna Parkhurst, the original product of Zimmerman's cloning, and explains how to create the replicator. Enraged by the experiments, she offers Jelliff the replicator plans in exchange for the safety of all Annas and a hidden location to continue her work.

present Albacore Island facility
14

Jelliff Weighs the Offer

With Michaela's counter-offer on the table, Jelliff weighs the possibility of sparing the Annas against continuing his execution plans, leaving the outcome in suspense. The negotiation shifts the balance of power and raises the question of who will control the future of the clones.

present Albacore Island facility
15

Seal and Secrecy

The story closes with the promise of a sealed report at an undisclosed location and a safe harbor for Parkhurst to continue her work, leaving the fate of the remaining Annas unresolved. The offer hints at a fragile, hidden peace behind the science-driven nightmare.

unknown Undisclosed location

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