Oxygen (2021 film)
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Directed by | Alexandre Aja |
Written by | Christie LeBlanc |
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Cinematography | Maxime Alexandre |
Edited by | Hervé Schneid |
Music by | ROB |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
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Language | French |
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Plot
A woman awakens in an airtight medical
As the oxygen level continues to fall, Liz begins hallucinating and tries to open the pod, only to receive an electric shock. She then receives a call back from the police but suspects they are hiding something from her, and disconnects. The unknown woman she called earlier rings and tells her that Léo is dead. She also gives her the administrator code to open the pod, but tells her that if she opens the pod, she will die. Liz uses the code to give herself administrator access, but stops short of opening the pod when the unknown woman begs her to listen. Following the woman's instructions, Liz accesses controls for a centrifuge, and turns the centrifuge off. She begins floating weightlessly. After a brief explanation, it is revealed that she was placed into
Heartbroken, she learns that the awakening was due to a processor overheating, and realizes she must divert the functions of the processor to a less sophisticated processor assigned to non-essential functions, but fails since the data exceeds that processor's capacity. As time passes and with the oxygen level fading, she prepares for suicide by attempting to open the pod. Shortly after, she discovers Léo is also in hypersleep in the damaged spaceship together with nearly 10,000 others, but she notices he lacks a scar on his forehead that he had before. Upon further investigation, through a video of a presentation by an elderly version of her, it is revealed that she is a genetic clone with the original Elizabeth Hansen's personality and memories implanted, including memories of Léo. The woman she has been speaking to on earth designed the hypersleep units, but the call disconnects as the spacecraft moves out of communications range.
M.I.L.O. activates a euthanasia protocol due to a perceived zero percent chance of survival; however, Liz manages to deactivate the euthanasia processor and successfully reassigns the malfunctioning processor's functions to it. As her oxygen level counts down to zero, Liz manages to reroute oxygen from the pods containing dead colonists, and M.I.L.O. puts her back in hypersleep.
The clones of Léo and Elizabeth are then shown on their new home planet, smiling and embracing each other.
Cast
- Mélanie Laurent as Elizabeth "Liz" Hansen
- Mathieu Amalric as M.I.L.O.
- Malik Zidi as Léo Ferguson
Production
In July 2017, it was announced Anne Hathaway had joined the cast of the film and would serve as a producer on the film, with Echo Lake Entertainment and IM Global attached to produce the film (under the working title O2), from a screenplay by Christie LeBlanc.[1] In February 2020, it was announced Noomi Rapace had joined the cast of the film, replacing Hathaway, with Franck Khalfoun directing the film, and Alexandre Aja serving as producer.[2] In July 2020, Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, and Malik Zidi joined the cast, replacing Rapace, with Aja serving as director replacing Khalfoun, and Adam Riback and James Engle executive producing through Echo Lake Entertainment.[3][4] In February 2021, the completed film was reported to have received the new title Oxygen.[5]
Filming
Principal photography began in July 2020.[6]
Release
Oxygen was released on Netflix on May 12, 2021.[7]
Reception
On the
References
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 20, 2017). "Anne Hathaway To Star In Contained Sci-Fi Thriller 'O2'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 14, 2020). "Noomi Rapace To Star In Alexandre Aja-Produced Black List Thriller 'O2', Wild Bunch To Launch Franck Khalfoun-Directed Pic At EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 23, 2020). "Netflix Boards Alexandre Aja-Directed Thriller 'O2'; Mélanie Laurent To Star". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (July 23, 2020). "Melanie Laurent, Alexandre Aja, Vincent Maraval Team for Netflix Survival Thriller'O2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Lawrence, Gregory (February 25, 2021). "Alexandre Aja's New Netflix Thriller 'Oxygen' Revealed in Exclusive Images". Collider. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (July 23, 2020). "Melanie Laurent, Alexandre Aja, Vincent Maraval Team for Netflix Survival Thriller 'O2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Squires, John (March 10, 2021). "'High Tension' and 'Crawl' Director Alexandre Aja is Back With Netflix Thriller 'Oxygen' in May [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Oxygen". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- Fandom, Inc.Retrieved 2022-12-03.
External links
- Oxygen on Netflix
- Oxygen at IMDb
- "Oxygen - Netflix film review". UK Film Review. May 26, 2021.