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Moon
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- 2008
- Duncan Jones
- 93 mins
- 15
Summary
Science-fiction drama starring Sam Rockwell. Lone mining engineer Sam Bell is cut off from humanity on the far side of the Moon with only a computer for company, but is looking forward to returning to Earth and his family after three long years of solitude. But with only weeks to go before his departure, an accident out on the surface causes Sam to suspect everything is not what it seems.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Adam Smith
Duncan Jones (who, as David Bowie's son, was once known as Zowie Bowie) made his directorial debut with this intelligent, poignant science-fiction tale, which calls to mind the very best the genre had to offer in its 1970s heyday. Sam Rockwell gives an excellent performance as Sam Bell, a lone mining engineer stuck incommunicado on the far side of the Moon and about to complete his three-year contract. His only company is Gerty, a somewhat anodyne robot (voiced by Kevin Spacey), but as time goes on Sam begins to suspect that things, and even he, are not what they seem. The screenplay by Jones and Nathan Parker delicately and intriguingly investigates the themes of loneliness and humanity, and together with Jones's assured direction, makes for a hugely impressive first feature.
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Cast
rolenameSam BellSam RockwellGertyKevin SpaceyTess BellDominique McElligottEve BellKaya ScodelarioThompsonBenedict WongOvermeyersMatt BerryTechnicianMalcolm Stewart
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rolenameDirectorDuncan Jones
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Theatrical distributor
Sony
Released on
2009-07-17
Languages
English | Spanish
Guidance
Swearing.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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