High Life

High Life

In the future, humanity will travel far beyond the boundaries of the solar system. Several unusual men and women were sent on one very dangerous mission. The essence of the task is to get into the black hole closest to our planet. Only people who had nothing to lose could be sent on such a mission - these are criminals who were sentenced to life imprisonment. Now they are, so to speak, "serving this term" on the space shuttle, which carries them to this huge object in the universe. Men and women can do anything there, even continue their lineage. Monte voluntarily refused this. But he was tricked and the seeds were stolen to impregnate one of the women. As a result, a girl was born, who may one day remain the only interlocutor for her father. More The director of the project is Claire Denis. Her credits include the works "What's not a day, then troubles" (2001), "Ten minutes older: Cello" (2002). The film stars: Robert Pattinson ("Echoes of the Past" (2008), "Remember Me" (2010), "Water for the Elephants!" (2011)), Juliette Binoche ("Three Colors: Blue" (1993), "The English Patient" (1996, Oscar for Best Supporting Actress), "Chocolate" (2000, Oscar nomination)), Andre Benjamin ("Blood for Blood", "Revolver" (both 2005)), Mia Goth ("Health Remedies", "House of Shadows" (both 2017)). The premiere of the film took place on September 9, 2018 at the International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Film critics of the website https://www.metacritic.com rated the film 81/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 84% ​​positive reviews (31/37).