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High Life

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 53m
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High Life (2018)
Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew - death-row inmates led by a doctor (Juliette Binoche) with sinister motives - has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
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A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
37K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,057
60
    • Claire Denis
  • Writers
    • Claire Denis
    • Jean-Pol Fargeau
    • Geoff Cox(collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Robert Pattinson
    • Juliette Binoche
    • André 3000
    • Claire Denis
  • Writers
    • Claire Denis
    • Jean-Pol Fargeau
    • Geoff Cox(collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Robert Pattinson
    • Juliette Binoche
    • André 3000
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    • 415User reviews
    • 220Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    Robert Pattinson at an event for High Life (2018)
    Mia Goth at an event for High Life (2018)
    Claire Denis, Robert Pattinson, and Mia Goth at an event for High Life (2018)
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    High Life (2018)
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    High Life (2018)
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    Robert Pattinson
    Robert Pattinson
    • Monte
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Dibs
    André 3000
    André 3000
    • Tcherny
    • (as André Benjamin)
    Mia Goth
    Mia Goth
    • Boyse
    Agata Buzek
    Agata Buzek
    • Nansen
    Lars Eidinger
    Lars Eidinger
    • Chandra
    Claire Tran
    Claire Tran
    • Mink
    Ewan Mitchell
    Ewan Mitchell
    • Ettore
    Gloria Obianyo
    Gloria Obianyo
    • Elektra
    Scarlett Lindsey
    • Willow Baby
    Jessie Ross
    • Willow
    Victor Banerjee
    Victor Banerjee
    • Indian Professor
    Juliette Picollot
    Juliette Picollot
    • Journalist
    Mikolaj Gruss
    • Little Monte
    Weronika Wachowska
    • Little Girl
    Mikolaj Zeman
    • Little Boy
    Ruslan Astraszewski
    • Stowaway
    Magda Piotrowska
    • Stowaway
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Claire Denis
      • Jean-Pol Fargeau
      • Geoff Cox(collaboration)
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    • Trivia
      Robert Pattinson already knew 13-month-old Scarlett Lindsey, who plays his baby daughter Willow: She is the daughter of his longtime friend, musician Sam Bradley, whom he knows since their school days together in London. Identical twin girls were initially cast, but as late as two days before filming was about to start, Pattinson couldn't bond with them, as they wouldn't stop crying as soon as he picked them up and got upset every time they were without their mother. He and Claire Denis felt not ready to shoot with them because the final film would have ended up entirely different. The night before filming began, Pattinson had the idea to ask his friend the last minute and so they flew in from London the next morning. She actually took her first steps ever infront of the camera while filming.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie Pattinson dumps bodies into space, and they fall downwards. This is consistent with the principle expressed in the beginning that the ship accelerates at a constant rate of 1 G, creating artificial gravity and thus making things appear to "fall" due to inertia. The same goes for the scene where Monte drops the wrench over the side of the ship.
    • Quotes

      Tcherny: "I'd rather sink into the Earth after I've lost you than to sit around and grieve once you've gone off into your destiny."

      Monte: What are you talking' about?

      Tcherny: It's what my wife told me. I told her I was doing all this for her and our son, to turn our shame into some type of glory, you know? She says that this mission was like burying her twice and that my idea of glory was bullshit.

    • Crazy credits
      The title appears almost 18 minutes into the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far) (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Willow
      Written by Stuart Staples and Dan McKinna

      Sung by Robert Pattinson

      Performed by Tindersticks

      Published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd

      2018 Lucky Dog Inc.

    User reviews415

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    6/10
    High Life (2019)
    I've heard of Claire Denis but shamefully have never seen any of her work. I liked the trailer for this film. It seemed like a high concept space thriller, which as you know is something that is in my wheelhouse. I also have faith in everything A24 produces so I had to see this as soon as it came out. Having watched it the film is certainly visually arresting and quite disturbing. I'm not sure it fully meets what I was hoping for but Denis's film is thought provoking and asks questions of what humans in loneliness would do when on the brink of madness.

    The film is about a space crew consisting of criminals and their mission of going towards a black hole to find a new energy source. The space crew soon realize that the doctor on the ship has some alternative ideas that include invasive sexual procedures meant to create life. I'm still not exactly certain on the solidity of that plot but this is the general gist. Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche lead with supporting performances from Andre 3000 and the always lovely Mia Goth.

    There's talent on display in High Life. Pattinson is a very solid actor as could be seen from his other A24 feature, Good Time. The film looks like an authentic look into a space ship and I thought the film possessed some brilliant cinematography and camera handling. I especially liked the look of the black hole and the actions that occurred when approaching the black hole. I like when science fiction films (space ones namely) maintain the integrity of science and that seemed to be the case here.

    The film borders on being very out there almost drifting off in plot like the bodies in space. What we see though is a fairly disturbing sexually charged mission in space with characters descending into utter madness and chaos. The film is definitely reminiscent of other space films before it but Denis strives to set it apart. I think its an impressively made film though it doesn't always work for me. It may require another watch to fully grasp and comprehend what Denis tried to go for.

    6.5/10
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    • Apr 8, 2019

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2019 (United States)
      • France
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Poland
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Andrew Lauren Productions (United States)
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
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    • Filming locations
      • Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Alcatraz Films
      • Andrew Lauren Productions
      • Arte France Cinéma
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