The Noah's Ark Principle

A slow-burning, talky sci-fi thriller that feels claustrophobic and paranoid, with a bleak view of politics and human nature.

Directed by

Roland Emmerich

Genres

Science fiction, Thriller

Starring

Richy Müller, Aviva Joel, Matthias Fuchs

Overview

The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the Earth there is the European/American space station FLORIDA ARKLAB, capable of controlling the weather at any location on the planet underneath. A civil project by nature, it might be abused as an offensive weapon, since it could deliver devastation to any potential adversary simply by creating natural disasters such as storms and floods. No wonder the space station soon becomes the central point in rising political tensions between East and West, next stop World War 3 (as indicated by the tagline "The end of our future has already begun"). We follow the main protagonist Billy Hayes, an astronaut aboard the station, as he wades through a plot of secrecy and sabotage trying to tell friend from foe in the process.

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Conspiracy, power, betrayal, isolation

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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