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Aloft

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 1h 52min
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
3.6K
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Jennifer Connelly in Aloft (2014)
Accompanied by a documentary filmmaker, a falconer sets out across a frozen landscape to find his mother, a faith healer whom he hasn't seen in many years.
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Drama

A struggling mother encounters the son she abandoned 20 years earlier.A struggling mother encounters the son she abandoned 20 years earlier.A struggling mother encounters the son she abandoned 20 years earlier.

IMDb RATING
5.3/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Claudia Llosa
  • Writer
    • Claudia Llosa
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Cillian Murphy
    • Mélanie Laurent
Top credits
  • Director
    • Claudia Llosa
  • Writer
    • Claudia Llosa
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Cillian Murphy
    • Mélanie Laurent
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos6

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
    Official Trailer
    A Real Goodbye
    Clip 1:07
    A Real Goodbye
    She Doesnt Heal People
    Clip 1:21
    She Doesnt Heal People
    The Architect
    Clip 1:05
    The Architect
    I Had A Little Brother
    Clip 1:18
    I Had A Little Brother
    Falconry
    Clip 1:10
    Falconry

    Photos37

    Cillian Murphy in Aloft (2014)
    Claudia Llosa in Aloft (2014)
    Cillian Murphy in Aloft (2014)
    Mélanie Laurent in Aloft (2014)
    Cillian Murphy in Aloft (2014)
    Jennifer Connelly and Winta McGrath in Aloft (2014)
    Jennifer Connelly in Aloft (2014)
    William Shimell in Aloft (2014)
    Jennifer Connelly in Aloft (2014)
    Jennifer Connelly in Aloft (2014)
    Cillian Murphy in Aloft (2014)
    Jennifer Connelly in Aloft (2014)

    Top cast

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    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Nana Kunningas Nana Kunning
    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Ivanas Ivan
    Mélanie Laurent
    Mélanie Laurent
    • Jannia Ressmoreas Jannia Ressmore
    William Shimell
    William Shimell
    • Newmanas Newman
    Peter McRobbie
    Peter McRobbie
    • Ikeas Ike
    Andy Murray
    Andy Murray
    • Lanceas Lance
    Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
    • Hansas Hans
    Oona Chaplin
    Oona Chaplin
    • Aliceas Alice
    Winta McGrath
    Winta McGrath
    • Gullyas Gully
    Zen McGrath
    Zen McGrath
    • Young Ivanas Young Ivan
    Judy Cook
    Judy Cook
    • Airplane Receptionistas Airplane Receptionist
    Nancy Jane Drake
    • Old Womanas Old Woman
    • (as Nancy Drake)
    Allan Wallace Dunkeld
    • Boy at Hotelas Boy at Hotel
    Cam Gates
    • Volunteeras Volunteer
    Erika Marxx
    • Woman 3as Woman 3
    Cindy Myskiw
    Cindy Myskiw
    • Person in search of healingas Person in search of healing
    Carson Nattrass
    • Officeras Officer
    Aurore Pariente
    Aurore Pariente
    • Sophieas Sophie
    • Director
      • Claudia Llosa
    • Writer
      • Claudia Llosa
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    As we follow a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own as a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence. In the present, a young journalist (Mélanie Laurent) will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths. —Sony Pictures Classics
    troubled marriagearcticfalcondysfunctional familycanada17 more
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and some sexuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The scene of Jenia and Ivan walking across the frozen lake at night were filmed on an actual frozen lake and at night. Director Claudia Llosa had great difficulty to get the go ahead for the night time shoot on the lake because it was deemed too dangerous.
    • Quotes

      Ike: [about Ivan] You shouldn't have taken him out of that class. He needs looking after.

      Nana Kunning: I took care of it, Ike. He's in another class.

      Ike: Yea. He has feelings, Alana. He never comes first.

      Nana Kunning: He doesn't need to. It'll do him good to learn that.

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Thought Provoking
    I am a serious and intelligent movie watcher of more than 55 years. I look for movies that attempt to say something when selecting an indie. After watching any movie, if it stays on my mind for days or weeks, I count it as a worthwhile film to have watched. Aloft has been on mind for weeks since viewing it.

    I suspect that those of us with moderately wretched lives due to personal and family tragedy are prone to be more affected by the effort. You know, those of us who still do not have all of the answers to life even after 60+ years on this rock and years of formal philosophical and literary education.

    I recommend that if anything in the trailer, reviews or other sources about the movie appeals to you at all, you should watch the movie with an open mind and make your own decision about its "worth".

    Connolly and Laurent (sp?) were compelling.
    helpful•16
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    • rekjr
    • Aug 20, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 2015 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Canada
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Paramparça
    • Filming locations
      • Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Wanda Visión S.A.
      • Arcadia Motion Pictures
      • Buffalo Gal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,086
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,116
      • May 24, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $270,971
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 52min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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