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:

techno thriller | 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

Director/co-writer Christian Cantamessa got the idea for the story after reading an article on seed banks.

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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

Had potential

If they had fleshed this out and included more details this could have been a more enjoyable movie. As it stands its left wanting. It does have some good scenes but not enough to make it adequate let alone satisfying.

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