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Directed by Claire Denis
Produced by Andrew Lauren, Laurence Clerc, Olivier Théry-Lapiney, Oliver Dungey, Christoph Friedel, D.J. Gugenheim, Klaudia Smieja, and Claudia Steffen
Written by Claire Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau
With: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Lars Eidinger, Agata Buzek, Claire Tran, Ewan Mitchell, Gloria Obianyo, Jessie Ross, and Scarlett Lindsey
Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux and Tomasz Naumiuk
Editing: Guy Lecorne
Music: Stuart Staples and Tindersticks
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: 07 November 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Color: Color
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Denis' take on sci-fi aims for a Solaris-esque psychological meditation, but the results feel more like a contemporary Silent Running. Many strong ideas, themes, and sequences but ultimately a stagnant drama trapped in an unconvincing extraterrestrial setting.