★★★★

(directed by Duncan Jones, 2009, now on DVD)

Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) has been on the dark side of the moon for three years. He is the sole inhabitant of a remote lunar base, cut off from live contact with Earth, supervising the machines which mine helium-3, a vital power-source for an overcrowded and exhausted planet. His sole companion is the base’s computer, Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey), who simulates moods by displaying a series of text-messaging emoticons. Sam has been sustained throughout his contract by video messages from his wife Tess and daughter Eve, and now he has only two weeks left before his contract ends and he can go home.

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