Proxima (2019)

An astronaut prepares for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station.

Director:

Alice Winocour

Writers:

Alice Winocour (screenplay), Jean-Stéphane Bron (collaboration)

Stars:

Eva Green, Zélie Boulant, Matt Dillon

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eva Green	...	Sarah Loreau
Zélie Boulant	...	Stella Akerman Loreau
Matt Dillon	...	Mike Shannon
Aleksey Fateev	...	Anton Ocheivsky
Lars Eidinger	...	Thomas Akerman
Sandra Hüller	...	Wendy Hauer
Trond-Erik Vassal	...	Jurgen
Nancy Tate	...	Naomi Shannon
Grégoire Colin	...	Sarah's Doctor
Igor Filippov	...	Dima
Svetlana Nekhoroshikh	...	Vera
Anna Sherbinina	...	Russian Journalist
Vitaly Jay	...	Star City Member
Lionel Ferra	...	Exoskeleton Coach
Manuela Aguzzi	...	Exoskeleton Coach

Storyline

Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her eight-year-old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. Her love is overpowering, unsettling. When Sarah is chosen to join the crew of a year-long space mission called Proxima, it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

male astronaut | mother daughter relationship | female astronaut | cat | swimming pool | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Diane Kruger expressed interest in playing the female lead during an interview with director Alice Winocour at AOL BUILD Series on August 9, 2016. However, Winocour turned Kruger down and cast Eva Green instead.

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Goofs

During the staff party at the beginning of the film, Mike's wife is first seen taking a picture with him and their kids. A few minutes later, they say hi and kiss as if they would meet then.

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Soundtracks

Danse Macabre, op. 40
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by The Malmö Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marc Soustrot

User Reviews

Good sincere cinema.

Proxima is a very sincere, intimate and devoid of pathos cinema. This is the psychological portrait of a woman devoted to her dream of flying into space. When the main character approaches her goal, she begins to understand how difficult it will be to leave the planet. The picture is more like a documentary than a science fiction story. Great Eva Green and good pictures of the Bajkonur spaceport deserve praise.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France Germany

Language:

French English Russian German

Release Date:

27 November 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

Proxima

Filming Locations:

Vélizy, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$617,554

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharamsala, Darius Films, Pathé

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1