Air (2015)

In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent and two engineers tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own lives while administering to their vital task at hand.

Director:

Christian Cantamessa

Writers:

Christian Cantamessa, Chris Pasetto

Stars:

Norman Reedus, Djimon Hounsou, Sandrine Holt

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Norman Reedus	...	Bauer
Djimon Hounsou	...	Cartwright
Sandrine Holt	...	Abby
Michael Hogan	...	The President
Steve Burgess	...	Sports Commentator
Peter Benson	...	Anchorman
Ryan Beil	...	Male Reporter
Paula Lindberg	...	Female Reporter 1
Sophie Lui	...	Female Reporter 2
David Nykl	...	Sleeper 1
Darren Dolynski	...	Sleeper 2
Jin Sangha	...	Sleeper 3
Klara Rybicka	...	Sleeper 4
Meredith Hama-Brown	...	Sleeper 5
Greg Teasdale	...	Sleeper 6

Storyline

In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent. Virtually all of humanity has disappeared and those chosen to reestablish society reside in a controlled state of suspended animation. Two engineers (Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou) tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own sanity and lives while administering to their vital task at hand.

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Plot Keywords:

post apocalypse | stasis pod | 

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Taglines:

Two men. One task. Save humankind.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, language and sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this film, Norman Reedus plays the character Bauer. In Pandorum (2009), which also features Reedus, the main character (Ben Foster) is named Bower.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The President: And tonight we embark on the last and most ambitious phase of our campaign to end tyranny across the globe.
Reporter: Mr. President, given the severity of the current crisis, what is the risk to the American population?
The President: Our level of preparedness couldn't be higher. I am confident that we will prevail, what ever may come.

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Connections

References Days of Our Lives (1965)

User Reviews

A sort of Moon, but not that good

I liked the film, as a performance piece from Reedus and Hounsou, and truly it's not more than that. It's a situational drama. The plot is, in fact, irrelevant. The ending scene that brings closure was already not needed.

That being said, I feel like the script could have been a little more polished. The dialogue and the decisions of the characters sometimes felt a bit fractured, the movie lacks a natural fluidity. Certainly the film could have gained a point if the extra scenes - like the pointless and extra long beginning - would have been cut in favor of character development.

Bottom line: it doesn't deserve such a low rating on IMDb. Cantamessa may not be the best director in the world, but for his first full length movie, he wasn't bad. I felt as if the film was inspired by Moon. It had the same feel, only with two protagonists. And as Moon, the movie could easily have been an episode of a sci-fi anthology. Moon was clearly better, though.

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wake Cycle

Company Credits

Production Co:

Automatik Entertainment, Circle of Confusion, Oddfellows Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1