Europa Report (2013)

An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.

Director:

Sebastián Cordero

Writer:

Philip Gelatt

Stars:

Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Daniel Wu	...	William Xu
Sharlto Copley	...	James Corrigan
Christian Camargo	...	Daniel Luxembourg
Karolina Wydra	...	Katya Petrovna
Michael Nyqvist	...	Andrei Blok
Anamaria Marinca	...	Rosa Dasque
Embeth Davidtz	...	Dr. Unger
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Dr. Tarik Pamuk
Dan Fogler	...	Dr. Sokolov

Storyline

Europa, Jupiter's moon is known to have potential to support life. Hence a manned mission is sent to Europa to search for data proving existence of life there. "Europa report" shows the difficult choices and sacrifices the crew has to make to fulfill their objective of sending valuable data to Earth for research.

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Plot Keywords:

found footage | space exploration | europa | jupiter | spacewalk | 

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Taglines:

Fear. Sacrifice. Contact.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hydrazine has been used for decades in spacecraft as thruster propellant and as fuel for auxiliary power units. It is corrosive and extremely toxic.

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Goofs

After the first accident - reported in the first few minutes of the film - the crew have to decide if they will 'go on'. Although prohibitive due to the high amount of fuel used to do an abortive burn and return to earth rather then continuing on to use Jupiter's gravity for a return, this would certainly be discussed as an option to return home as quickly as possible. This is also a discussion of whether or not to continue the mission.

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Quotes

James Corrigan: [first lines]
James Corrigan: Hey, everybody. Space is great, um... I miss you guys. We're a long way away now. I can't even see, uh, I can't even see Earth anymore.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Spacewalk Scenes in Movies (2015)

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Soundtracks

Recess
Written by Eli 'Paperboy' Reed (as Eli Husock), Ryan Spraker and Pat Dicenso
Performed by Eli 'Paperboy' Reed
Courtesy of Q Division / Q Dee
By arrangement with Hitcher Music

User Reviews

An excellent space drama

Not every sci-fi movie is an action-packed super-hero popcorn flick. Luckily! And Europa Report shines among those, lately rather rare examples.

Europa Report follows the line of a documentary and does that so successfully that I, throughout the movie, kept forgetting that humans actually have not yet landed on Europa. While the search for extraterrestrial is in fact the focus of the mission, it is not the focus of this movie, but rather human behavior and psychology, the magic of exploration and the steps we are ready to take for something that is larger than individual life.

The story flows beautifully and, yes, with time-jumps demands full attention from the viewer. And as a consequence also delivers a great deal of excitement and enjoyment. Have the last minute or so of "the storyteller's" explanation and commentaries not came across a bit patronizing and unnecessary, somewhat spoiling the spirit of this pretty intelligent movie, I would consider giving it a 10.

I definitely recommend to all the science, space exploration and old- school-sci-fi fans. And for those after Ironman and the Avengers - probably not a movie for you.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Chinese

Release Date:

27 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Europa

Filming Locations:

Cine Magic Studios, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,243, 4 August 2013

Gross USA:

$125,687

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$125,687

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wayfare Entertainment, Misher Films, Start Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 97 min (Extended Version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1