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Sunflowers is an American drama film, written and directed by Edgar Ivanov.

The film follows a detective, Reed Chapman, as he tries to solve the mystery of multiple disappearances in the fictional Ward County.

Plot
Detective Reed Chapman of arrives into the town of Sheparton, Kansas, the county seat of the fictional Ward County. That week, six people have vanished without a trace, prompting the county sheriff, Bern Davis, to ask for a trained and experienced detective.

Chapman settles in a local motel and starts the investigation. According to the eyewitnesses, at least some of the missing are deemed to be kidnapped. After two days spent in Sheparton, Reed finds himself sick, vomiting often. He also starts seeing strangeness in the townsfolk's behavior, such as abnormal gate or unresponsiveness, and strange individuals, hiding and observing his actions.

Even though he is sick, Chapman continues the investigation, feeling his well-being becoming worse. Including his recent observations of suspicious persons, peaking on him, hiding and fleeing if he attempts to get closer to them, he starts thinking that this may be a cult. He tells about that to his supervisor, who is concerned about his well-being.

Chapman is planning to continue his work, but when he's trying to fall asleep he starts seeing hallucinations. He recently noticed that the tap water was slightly bitter, prompting him to think about not drinking it, but he clearly starts suffering from withdrawal and drinks more. He still somewhat saves his consciousness and tells whatever he can to the supervisor. He asks the supervisor to contact hydrologists.

Chapman eventually loses his mind and runs off into a sunflower field. He trips over, falls and sees strange little flowers among the sunflowers, but not caring about the investigation anymore, he gets up and continues to run, happily dancing.

Concept and writing
The writer and director of the film, Edgar Ivanov, said that his main inspirations were the film  and the video game . The film was intended to feel psychedelic and "liminal", with the county of Ward looking dreamy, with the day always being sunny and clear.

Filming
Ivanov, the film's director, ordered the cameras to be older, such as the ones which filmed Twin Peaks or Requiem for a Dream.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack used for the film was composed by the Norwegian ambient artist Geir Jenssen, also known as Biosphere.