Ukrainian space trucker Andriy takes cannisters of nuclear waste to one of Jupiters moons. When the earth is destroyed (seemingly by nuclear war) he is left all alone with limited time since the fragments of the destroyed earth are coming towards him. Unexpectedly he gets a call from Catherine who is on a distant space station orbiting Saturn. Deciding to change his fate he switches course to get to her- uncertain that he will make it.
Containing several stunning sequences, one of which is one of the most soul stirring and beautiful endings I have ever seen in any film, U ARE THE UNIVERSE is probably destined to be hailed as one of the great genre films ever made. Sure it’s bumpy and bits aren’t perfect but the emotional impact of it’s sound and images have left me grasping for words.
No lie this film is an absolute stunner. Sure it may remind you of other films about a lone man in space, but what writer director Pavlo Ostrikov has done with this is simply to transcend the genre. This is a film that proves if you give us characters we like and sense of genuine humanity we will follow you anywhere.
I am truly somewhere beyond words. Sure this is a film I shouldn’t like, it’s a film about the possible end of humanity, but the story is so full of life that when the end credits rolled I couldn’t help but feel connected to everything and everyone.
And as for that ending- WOW.
I’m sorry if I don’t say more. I need to sit with it and sit it again- but I am in a festival crush and all I can do is record my first impressions.
One of the tip top best films of 2024- if for now other reason because of how far I was moved, U ARE THE UNIVERSE is a film you must see on a big screen.
Highly recommended.
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