Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?
Acting
Ronan and Mescal's silences hit harder than dialogue
Cinematography
Dusty farmhouse intimacy vs. sterile space-age dread
Score
Oliver Coates' ambient hums never let you relax
Director
Garth Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Garth Davis shot the farmhouse scenes in Australia during actual drought conditions—no set dressing needed for the cracked earth.
The novel's author Iain Reid specifically wanted the 2060s setting to feel uncomfortably near-future, not spectacle—hence the familiar cars and tech.
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