THE MIDNIGHT SKY (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

George Clooney (Syriana), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), David Oyelowo (Selma), Tiffany Boone (Beautiful Creatures), Demián Bichir (A Better Life), Kyle Chandler (First Man), Caoilinn Springall (film debut), Sophie Rundle (The Face of an Angel), Ethan Peck (Eden), Tim Russ (East of Hope Street), Miriam Shor (Hedwig and the Angry Inch)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck.), director, producer; Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), writer; Bard Dorros (Triple 9), Grant Heslov (Argo), Keith Redmon (The Beaver) and Cliff Roberts (film debut), producers; Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water), composer; Martin Ruhe (The American), cinematographer; Stephen Mirrione (The Ides of March), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Augustine (Clooney) is a scientist left alone on a base in the Arctic, following a mysterious global catastrophe. He soon learns that a group of astronauts, among them Mission Specialist Sully (Jones), are still up in space, and he must find a way to stop them from returning to the desolated Earth…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

George Clooney’s latest directorial effort is a thrilling and emotional sci-fi tale that explores deep isolation and the sacrifices we have to make in order to save other people.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2020 (AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX)

 

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