Silent RunningPG

Directed by Douglas Trumbull | USA | 1h 30m | 1h 30m | Starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint

In a distant future where all plant life on Earth is extinct, an ecologist maintains a giant garden aboard a space station. Assisted by a small crew of humans and robots, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favour of carrying commercial cargo. The directorial debut of sci-fi special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) who died earlier this year.

Reviews

‘Thoughtful, moving tale which places its spectacular effects within a humane, elegiac story.’
★★★★
Adam Smith, Empire Magazine

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