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Film Information
| Genre | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi |
| Director | Neill Blomkamp |
| Screenwriter | Neill Blomkamp |
| Starring | Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna |
| Website | http://www.itsbetterupthere.com/site/ |
Synopsis
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet's crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium - but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens' luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission - one that pits him against Elysium's Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces - but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.
Rating Advice
Contains strong language, bloody violence and gory imagesShowing Times
Wednesday, 2nd October
19:45
Thursday, 3rd October
19:45
Reviews
Sunday 25 August by Critic Reviews: Elysium
It is a little more conventional than District 9 (what isn't?), but confirms Blomkamp as one of the potential science-fiction greats of this decade. - Empire
Just as the creation of a future nightmare, one that disturbingly resembles the world we already know, Elysium is masterful - definitely worth seeing. - This is London
In a disappointing season of bloated blockbusters, Elysium stands tall, a first-rate sci-fi thriller given extra heft by a heartening moral core. - Sky Movies