Summary
A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 66Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer70%
Metascore61
Letterboxd · 34 K ratings3.5/5
User score6.7
IMDb6.3
Audience score63%
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, +7 min on the typical 99
typical 99106Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 30 more
+9Released
2019
February 1, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
Science FictionDramaLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
Denmark
Sweden
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more17 people
- Emelie GarbersMimaroben
- Arvin KananianChefone
- Bianca CruzeiroIsagel
- Anneli MartiniThe Astronomer
- Jennie SilfverhjelmLibidel
- Peter CarlbergChief Engineer
- Emma BrooméChebeba
- Jamil DrissiThe Intendent
- LJLeon JiberDaisi Doody
Juan RodríguezThe Man from Gond
David NzingaMima Host
Dakota Trancher WilliamsTivo- ELElin Lilleman ErikssonYaal
- ALAgnes LundgrenHeba
Alexi CarpentieriLyktan- MOMasoud OwjiFirst Navigator
- AWAndreas WicklundHondo
Directing · 2
- Hugo Lilja Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Pella Kågerman Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Harry Martinson Novel
Production · 14
- Vincent Landay Executive Producer
- Danny Gabai Executive Producer
- Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen Executive Producer
- Eddy Moretti Executive Producer
- Natalie Farrey Executive Producer
- Glenn Lund Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Sophie Winqvist Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Michał Leszczyłowski Editor
- Björn Kessler Editor
Sound · 3
- Alexander Berg Original Music Composer
- Calle Wachtmeister Sound Editor
- Dennis Filatov Sound
Art · 2
- Maja-Stina Åsberg Production Design
- Linnea Pettersson Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ellen Utterström Costume Design
- Tuija Valén Makeup Artist
- Mona Tellström-Berg Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 3
- Per Jonsson Visual Effects
- Andreas Wicklund Visual Effects
- Gustav Jannerfeldt Visual Effects Producer
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