Borealis (2013)
- Directed by
- David Frazee
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country
- Canada
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 2045 the Canadian Arctic has warmed enough to attract settlers. The story follows a group of people in a new frontier town including a hotel owner a biologist and a tech entrepreneur.
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What happens
Borealis, also released as Survival Code in the United States, is a Canadian science fiction television film, directed by David Frazee and released in 2013. The film was created as a series pilot for Space, which passed on the series but aired it as a television film. The film is set in the Canadian Arctic in 2045, after climate change has made the area more temperate and ripe for economic development, and takes place in the newly developing frontier town of Borealis. Its central characters include Ty Olsson as Vic Carbonneau, the owner of the town's airstrip and hotel; Michelle Harrison as Alison Freemont, a biologist; Patrick Gallagher as Taq, an Inuk tech entrepreneur; and Greyston Holt as Dan Riordan, an American anthropology student. The cast also includes Christine Horne, Dewshane Williams, Darren Shahlavi and Mayko Nguyen. The film was written by Andrew Wreggitt and Andrew Rai Berzins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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