Now, surely you are all familiar with the story of the man who walked into the bar, right? If not, the answer is often corny. Predestination is very different. Instead, a man walks into a bar to tell barman Ethan Hawke an incredible story of his life - ‘When I was a little girl …’ he begins.

Following is a paradox of awe and wonder as the longitude of narrative unwinds, winds, twists and does backflips in explaining itself non-linear - you may half expect it to be the brain-child of Christopher Nolan.

Soon, it becomes apparent that Ethan Hawke barman, is a time-travelling agent who is on his final mission to kill the ‘fizzle bomber’, a terrorists that exploded a bomb in 1975 and killed 11,000 New York citizens. The bartenders had a chance to stop him once, but failed. Now jumping through the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s he must complete his objective.

Granted, it a complex story that does not pleasure us with answers, just a slowly increasing pile of question. Yet, masterful and with an ultimatum of science-fiction behind it. As far as time-travel films go, this is not too formulaic, instead thought-provoking to the point your head hurts.

Directed by Michael and Peter Spierig (the Spierig brothers), the film advances from not having many cast; mainly just Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook and Noah Taylor. Hawke, in now his second Spierig film (Previously on Daybreakers) is exceptional as he continues to show raw talent in pretty cool’ indie films.

Sarah Snook, who also has a majority of screen time, also shines. As an Australian newcomer, Snook and Hawke, with their directing counterparts (also Australian) have crafted a surprisingly original, gritty, genre-bending film – all in a spectacular 1 hour 37 minutes running-time. Impressive.