Taglines: Oblivion awaits.
Deep space outside the solar system. Monte and his daughter Willow live together aboard a spacecraft, in complete isolation. A man whose strict self-discipline is a shield against desire, Monte fathered her against his will. His sperm was used to inseminate the young woman who gave birth to her.
They were members of a crew of prisoners – death row inmates. Guinea pigs sent on a mission. Now only Monte and Willow remain. Through his daughter, he experiences the birth of an all-powerful love. Together, father and daughter approach their destination – the black hole in which time and space cease to exist.
High Life is a 2018 English-language science fiction film written and directed by Claire Denis with Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche in the lead roles. It’s Denis’ first film in the English language and was co-written by her long-time collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau and Geoff Cox.
The film stars Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche in the lead roles. It focuses on a group of criminals who are tricked into believing they will be freed if they participate in a mission to travel on a spaceship towards a black hole to find an alternate energy source while being sexually experimented on by the scientists on board. French physicist and black hole expert Aurélien Barrau has been part of the project as a scientific expert. Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has designed the spacecraft for the film and it is his first cinematic experience.
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film competed in main competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in late September 2018. The film had its theatrical release in France on 7 November 2018. A24 acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film and was released in the United States for April 12, 2019.
High Life (2019)
Directed by: Claire Denis
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Claire Tran, Gloria Obianyo, Lars Eidinger, Scarlett Lindsey, Agata Buzek, Juliette Picollot, John Kimani Njeri
Screenplay by: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Geoff Cox
Production Design by: Jagna Dobesz, Ólafur Eliasson, François-Renaud Labarthe, Mela Melak
Cinematography by: Yorick Le Saux
Film Editing by: Guy Lecorne
Costume Design by: Judy Shrewsbury
Set Decoration by: Susan Gohsmann
Art Direction by: Bertram Strauß
Music by: Stuart A. Staples
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing sexual and violent content including sexual assault, graphic nudity, and for language.
Distributed by: A24 Films (United States), Thunderbird Releasing (United Kingdom)
Release Date: April 12, 2019
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