ANIARA (2018) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja
Emelie Jonsson, Bianca Cruziero, Arvin Kananian,
Jennie Silfverhjelm, Dakota Trencher Williams
Swedish sci-fi about an expedition to Mars that's thrown off course when some space debris pierces the hull and the ship has to ditch its entire supply of fuel. There are hundreds of people on board, and the movie ends up being about what happens when an expected three-week voyage drags on for years. And years. And years. It's not necessarily a journey you'd want to be on yourself, but it's a head-tripping, challenging film, and Emelie Jonsson, who plays the protagonist - a sort of virtual-reality tour guide - could be Sweden's answer to Jessica Chastain.
