Aloft (2014)

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

Director:

Claudia Llosa

Writer:

Claudia Llosa

Stars:

Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jennifer Connelly	...	Nana Kunning
Cillian Murphy	...	Ivan
Mélanie Laurent	...	Jannia Ressmore
William Shimell	...	Newman
Peter McRobbie	...	Ike
Andy Murray	...	Lance
Ian Tracey	...	Hans
Oona Chaplin	...	Alice
Winta McGrath	...	Gully
Zen McGrath	...	Young Ivan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Judy Cook	...	Airplane Receptionist
Nancy Drake	...	Old Woman
Allan Wallace Dunkeld	...	Boy at Hotel
Cam Gates	...	Volunteer
Erika Marxx	...	Woman 3

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

troubled marriage | arctic | falcon | dysfunctional family | canada | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

Spain Canada France

Language:

English French

Release Date:

23 January 2015 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Cry/Fly

Filming Locations:

Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,116, 24 May 2015

Gross USA:

$53,086

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$270,971

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wanda Visión S.A., Arcadia Motion Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 97 min (dvd)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Temperatures dropped as low as minus 30 during the winter shoot in Canada.

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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 Reviews

Wonderful Cast Wasted in a Messy Screenplay

"Aloft" is one of those films that it is impossible to write a synopsis. The screenplay is so messy that the viewer will probably ask in the end of the movie what the story is about. There are heartbreak moments, like for example when Ivan asks his little brother Gully to jump off the truck that is sinking in a frozen lake. But the story is a whole is a complete mess. It is also heartbreaking to see Jennifer Connelly, Mélanie Laurent, Cillian Murphy among others wasted in such a bad film. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Marcas do Passado" ("Marks from the Past")