Spaceman (2024)
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An astronaut on a mission to the edge of the Solar System encounters a telepathic creature that helps him confront his personal struggles.
The story
Czech cosmonaut Jakub Procházka is six months into a space mission to investigate a mysterious cloud of dust and particles, called Chopra, lying beyond Jupiter. The mission is complicated by his personal life, as he has left his wife, Lenka, and their unborn daughter behind. While in space, Jakub struggles with loneliness and a lack of communication from home. His situation changes when he discovers a spider-like creature with tele_pathic abilities inside a compartment of the ship. The creature, whom he names Hanuš, seeks to understand humans and offers to help Jakub cope with his isolation as they travel toward the mysterious Chopra cloud.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Czech cosmonaut Jakub Procházka is on a mission to investigate the Chopra cloud beyond Jupiter. He is struggling with the emotional toll of his mission, having left his wife, Lenka, and their unborn child behind. His commanding officer, Commissioner Tuma, blocks a message from Lenka to protect Jakub's mental state. Jakub then discovers Hanuš, a telepathic spider-like creature. Hanuš shares memories of Jakub's past, including his father's fate and the details of Lenka's miscarriage. After Jakub attempts to reach out to Lenka through a friend, Hanuš reveals he is dying from a parasitic infection. Upon reaching the Chopra cloud—a place where all time exists simultaneously—Hanuš dies, and Jakub experiences a vision of Lenka in a forest. He is eventually rescued by a South Korean vessel and reconciles with Lenka.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 107
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Johan Renck
- Writers
- Colby Day · writer
- Cast and characters
- Adam Sandler · Jakub Procházka; Carey Mulligan · Lenka, Jakub's pregnant wife; Paul Dano · the voice of Hanuš, an extraterrestrial spider; Kunal Nayyar · Petr, a technician; Isabella Rossellini · Commissioner Tuma, Jakub's commanding officer; Lena Olin · Zdena, Lenka’s mother
- Genres
- science fiction; drama
- Themes
- loneliness; sacrifice; humanity
- Tone and mood
- atmospheric; melancholic
- Premise and plot tags
- space exploration; extraterrestrial life; sci-fi drama
- Source material / true-story basis
- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 55 · scale: 100 · review count: 35
- Production trivia
- The film was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.; The soundtrack was composed by Max Richter.
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