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Moon (2009)

Moon poster
Directed by
Duncan Jones
Genre
drama film, adventure film, science fiction film, hard science fiction, survival film, arthouse science fiction film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 6,347 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man named Sam Bell is nearing the end of a three-year solo job mining helium-3 on the Moon. As his return to Earth approaches, he begins to experience strange events that force him to question his own reality.

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What happens

Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones (in his directorial debut), written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. It stars Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart, and Kevin Spacey appear in supporting roles. Moon premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was released in selected cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on 12 June 2009. The release was expanded to additional theatres in the United States on 10 July and to the United Kingdom on 17 July. A follow-up film containing an epilogue to the film's events, Mute, was released in 2018. A third installment, a graphic novel called Madi: Once Upon a Time in the Future, was released in 2020. Moon was modestly budgeted and grossed just under $10 million worldwide. It was well-received by critics, with Rockwell's performance garnering significant praise. The film won numerous film critic and film festival awards and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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