Summary
In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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 a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 52Audiences 47GoodWatch 51
Tomatometer52%
Metascore52
IMDb5.4
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings2.7/5
User score4.8
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, +5 min on the typical 99
typical 99104Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
+7Released
2021
August 26, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
Science FictionThrillerLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- Germany
Switzerland
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- 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 WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more14 people
- Nora ArnezederBlake
- Iain GlenGibson
- Sarah-Sofie BoussninaNarvik
- Ṣọpẹ́ DìrísùTucker
- Sebastian RochéFather
- Joel BasmanPaling
- Kotti YunMunay
- Bella BadingMaila
Cloé HeinrichYoung Blake
Eden GoughNeil
Nicola PerotOogklap (uncredited)
Luna MweziGirl 1(uncredited)- HIHong Indira RieckHolden (uncredited)
- KBKeziah BürkiMud Girl(uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Tim Fehlbaum Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 3
- Mariko Minoguchi Writer
- Jo Rogers Co-Writer
- Tim Trachte Co-Writer
Production · 23
- Roland Emmerich Executive Producer, Thanks
- Carl Woebcken Executive Producer
- Christoph Müller Executive Producer
- Christoph Fisser Executive Producer
- Henning Molfenter Executive Producer
- Martin Moszkowicz Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Markus Förderer Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Andreas Menn Editor
Sound · 4
- Lorenz Dangel Original Music Composer
- Markus Stemler Sound Designer
- Lars Ginzel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Hugo Poletti Sound
Art · 3
- Julian R. Wagner Production Design
- Robert Reblin Art Direction
- Daniel Chour Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Leonie Zykan Costume Design
- Sabine Schumann Key Makeup Artist
- Olivia Andrione Additional Wardrobe Assistant, Costumer
Visual Effects · 2
- Denis Behnke Visual Effects Supervisor
- Michel Mielke Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 11
- Matthias Schendel Stunt Coordinator
- Rainer Werner Stunt Coordinator
- John Papsidera Thanks
- Nadine Schmidt Stunts
- Anja Flucke Stunt Double
- Katja Meißner Stunts
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