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High Life

2018 · Science fiction · Claire Denis · 1h 50m

Convicts on a ship heading for a black hole are used for fertility experiments by the doctor travelling with them. Slow, cold and out of order, with a man and a baby alone on board.

  • Strongly heavy
  • Clearly slow

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