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Director:
Billy Senese
Stars:
Shane Carruth,
Poorna Jagannathan,
Jeremy Childs
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Director:
Jennifer Kent
Stars:
Aisling Franciosi,
Sam Claflin,
Baykali Ganambarr
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Director:
Christian Volckman
Stars:
Olga Kurylenko,
Kevin Janssens,
Joshua Wilson
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Director:
Julia Hart
Stars:
Gugu Mbatha-Raw,
David Strathairn,
Lorraine Toussaint
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Director:
Ari Aster
Stars:
Florence Pugh,
Jack Reynor,
Vilhelm Blomgren
The name Aniara comes from the ancient Greek for "sad and despairing" and it lives up to the title.
I haven't read the poem that it is based on, but it is a really solid sci-fi. The acting is good throughout, and I never felt that I was watching a low budget movie.
This is a perfect example of what independent films should be.
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The name Aniara comes from the ancient Greek for "sad and despairing" and it lives up to the title. I haven't read the poem that it is based on, but it is a really solid sci-fi. The acting is good throughout, and I never felt that I was watching a low budget movie. This is a perfect example of what independent films should be.