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Ikarie XB 1

1963 · 88 min

A stately, black-and-white voyage that feels like a dreamy, philosophical pressure cooker, with moments of eerie tension and existential unease.

Tagline
Dare you take the first?
Overview
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • madness
  • exploration
  • technology
Places
  • space
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Jindřich Polák
Written by
Jindřich Polák, Pavel Juráček
Starring
Zdeněk Štěpánek, František Smolík, Dana Medřická, Irena Kačírková, Radovan Lukavský, Otto Lackovič, Miroslav Macháček, Jiří Vršťala
Music
Zdeněk Liška
Cinematography
Jan Kališ
Runtime
88 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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