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Air (2015)

Air poster
Directed by
Christian Cantamessa
Genre
post-apocalyptic film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 477 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After a biochemical disaster makes the air poisonous, two technicians are tasked with maintaining an underground cryo-storage facility for the last remaining human embryos. When a critical system fails, they must decide how far to go to keep the mission alive as their own survival becomes uncertain.

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What happens

Air is a 2015 American post-apocalyptic film directed by Christian Cantamessa and written by Cantamessa and Chris Pasetto. Starring Norman Reedus, Djimon Hounsou and Sandrine Holt, the film depicts a dystopian future following a biochemical weapons disaster which has wiped out most of mankind and rendered the air unbreathable. The film focuses on a group of survivors in an underground facility as they struggle to survive after an equipment failure. Produced by Skybound Entertainment, the film was released in the United States on August 14, 2015. It received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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