High Life (2018)

Directed by

Claire Denis

Genre

drama film, horror film, science fiction film, arthouse science fiction film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Poland

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 1,238 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of convicted criminals are sent on a mission toward a black hole. On board a sterile spacecraft they undergo scientific experiments and struggle with isolation.

bleakclaustrophobiccontemplativecolddisturbingtensevisually starkslow-burnlonely

What happens

High Life is a 2018 science fiction film directed by Claire Denis, in English, written by Denis and her long-time collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau. Starring Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche, it focuses on a group of criminals sent on a space mission toward a black hole while taking part in scientific experiments. Physicist and black hole expert Aurélien Barrau was hired as a consultant, and Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson designed the film's spacecraft. High Life premiered on 9 September 2018 at the Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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