High Life Receives the Award of International Federation of Film Critics

Robert Pattinson giving autographs to fans at San Sebastian International Film Festival; Courtesy: Getty Images

The FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) has handed out its prize in the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival's competition to High Life Movie by French director Claire Denis.

High Life, screening in competition at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival, opens with a brief prologue where we see astronaut (Robert Pattinson) repairing his ship, alone in the emptiness of deep space. Meanwhile, inside the vessel, a baby cries inconsolably in a makeshift crib. The two seem to be the only occupants of this place, but, as we soon discover, they were not always so alone in this inhospitable environment. When the film gets properly under way, we travel back in time to learn that at one time the spacecraft was home to a sizeable community of men and women, led by one Dr Dibs (Juliette Binoche): a kind of femme fatale, mad scientist and fugitive in search of redemption (yes, all at once), obsessed with creating the perfect human embryo.

High Life is a co-production between Alcatraz Films (France), Pandora Filmproduktion (Germany), The Apocalypse Films (Germany), Madants (Poland) and Andrew Lauren Productions (USA).

source:www.cineuropa.org