Rubikon movie storyline. The year is 2056 and oxygen-producing algae cultures hold the key to humanity’s survival. Our three protagonists—Hannah (Julia Franz Richter), Gavin (George Blagden), and Dimitri (Mark Ivanir)—happen to possess that algae, so they must now decide who lives and who dies from the relative safety of their cramped space station, the Rubikon.
The sci-fi drama “Rubikon” is about people on a space station who are trying to stay alive after escaping from an apocalypse on Earth. Viewers will try to stay awake while watching this horribly acted and boring snoozefest. Making matters worse, “Rubikon” has some plot developments that are terribly structured or make no sense at all.
“Rubikon” gives sci-fi fans a safe, B-movie-friendly view of an interpersonal drama that breaks out in the middle of a “Star Trek”-inspired and sometimes “The Twilight Zone”-esque three-hander about the end of civilization. This modestly-scaled science-fiction movie now seems quaint; it also tends to be more compelling for its dialogue’s pulpy implications than whatever is actually on-screen. “Rubikon” is a reassuring movie about disquieting times.
The talky, lo-fi science-fiction drama “Rubikon” feels like a teleplay that was produced on a slightly bigger budget. Fans of this type of speculative fiction will probably like “Rubikon” even more knowing that it’s set primarily in one location (an international, corporate-owned space station) and mostly concerns three astronauts, all of whom mistrust each other.
Rubikon (2022)
Directed by: Magdalena Lauritsch
Starring: Julia Franz Richter, George Blagden, Nicholas Monu, Mark Ivanir, Konstantin Frolov, Hannah Rang, Daniela Kong, Ljubisa Gruicic, Jonas Gerzabek, Stephanie Cannon, Bevin Kina Knappitsch
Screenplay by: Magdalena Lauritsch, Jessica Lind, Elisabeth Schmied
Production Design by: Jürgen Hackl, Johannes Muecke
Cinematography by: Xiaosu Han, Andreas Thalhammer
Film Editing by: Anna Heuss, Christoph Loidl
Costume Design by: Monika Buttinger
Art Direction by: Robert Hochstoeger
Music by: Daniel Helmer, Wolf-Maximilian Liebich
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: IFC Films
Release Date: July 1, 2022 (United States)
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