Cargo (2009)

Dr. Laura P. takes a job on a cargo spaceship for 4 years plus 4 years back. She'll join her sister on Rhea. 44 months later, in Laura's shift, strange things happen in cargo. The crew is reanimated and the captain dies mysteriously.

Directors:

Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter

Writers:

Arnold Bucher (story) (as Arnold H. Bucher), Ivan Engler (story)

Stars:

Anna Katharina Schwabroh, Martin Rapold, Regula Grauwiller

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anna Katharina Schwabroh	...	Laura Portmann
Martin Rapold	...	Samuel Decker
Regula Grauwiller	...	Anna Lindbergh
Yangzom Brauen	...	Miyuki Yoshida
Pierre Semmler	...	Pierre Lacroix
Claude-Oliver Rudolph	...	Igor Prokoff
Michael Finger	...	Claudio Vespucci
Gilles Tschudi	...	Klaus Bruckner
Maria Boettner	...	Arianne Portmann
Noa Strupler	...	Mädchen
Diego Studer	...	Kind auf Rhea
Vanessa Studer	...	Kind auf Rhea
Christina Tchernychova	...	Rhea TV Spot Modell
Roger Kaufmann	...	Sicherheitspersonal Station 30
Roman Güttinger	...	Sicherheitspersonal Station 30

Storyline

In 2270, Earth is completely depleted and no one lives there anymore. Those that have money move to Rhea; but most of the population lives in orbit in space stations. Dr. Laura Portmann decides to work in the cargo ship Kassandra in an eight year travel to Station 42 that is in orbit of RH278 to raise money to meet her sister Arianne in Rhea. They keep in touch with each other, but their messages take three years to reach the other. Laura joins Captain Pierre Lacroix and his crew composed by the First Officer Anna Lindbergh; Communication Officer Miyuki Yoshida and Igor Prokoff and Claudio Vespucci. The Sky Marshall Samuel Decker joins the team since the terrorist group Luddites, led by Klaus Bruckner, is bombing the stations. Lacroix organizes shifts of eight and half months for each crew-member while the others rest in cryogenic sleep. Three years and eight months later, Laura finds that there is apparently a stowaway in the cargo compartments and Decker and Lacroix are awakened to ...

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Plot Keywords:

23rd century | space travel | year 2270 | 2270s | product placement | 

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Taglines:

Space is cold

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

As Dr. Portmann leaves the examination room after tending to Decker's head wound, structural formulas of hexahydrocannabinol (or THC with one double bond missing) and, below this, amphetamine can be seen on a computer screen in the background.

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Goofs

At no point during its 4 year journey does the Kassandra "flip" over. Any reaction engine powered space ship would accelerate for around half of its journey (or until terminal velocity is reached), then turn around and decelerate to arrive at its destination at a sensible velocity.

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Quotes

Laura Portmann: [from trailer] It's incredibly cold here. You could hardly imagine it.

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Connections

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Soundtracks

You Better Hide
Written by Boris Blank
Lyrics & Vocals by Heidi Happy
Flügelhorn Solo by Till Brönner
Produced by Yello

User Reviews

Bizare

Not sure what I was watching here it look like some one had stuck a few movies together

Blade Runner, 2001 A apace Odessy, Alien and the Matrix. Its hard to be original I know.

Of course the usual rules of Sci Fi are followed,

There is gravity inside the spaceship, non outside big scary spaceships must have leaking water everywhere because there are no plumbers in space. Air Ducts can take you anywhere in a space ship You must get through the giant door before it closes. Terrorists have beards Really bad Terrorists have even bigger beards

Although some new rules where introduced: In the future space ships wont have hand rails There will be snow inside them Space suits will accommodate Obese people Everyone can use a hand gun, in fact every one is space will get one

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Switzerland] (German)

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

German

Release Date:

17 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cargp Space is Cold

Filming Locations:

Winterthur, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

Box Office

Budget:

CHF4,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Pictures, Centauri Media, Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1