Native (film)

Native is a 2016 British sci-fi film directed by , written by Fitzsimmons and Neil Atkinson and starring Rupert Graves and Ellie Kendrick.

Plot[]

Two pilots are sent on a long distance flight through space; they are responding to a transmission from a far away galaxy. Throughout the journey they will struggle; for one of the pilots will experience the human condition, though they seem not actually to be human. Suffering a loss, one of the pilots will lose touch with the reality he has always known. He must face this new reality.

Cast[]

• Rupert Graves as Cane.
• Ellie Kendrick as Eva.
• Leanne Best, Joe McAuley,
• Pollyanna McIntosh,
• Daniel Brocklebank,
• Ian Hart,
• Chiara D'Anna

Reviews[]

Native holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.^[1]

The film is described as "smart" and "elegant" by Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian.^[2] Kim Newman in Empire magazine describes it as "ambitious, unusual and thought-provoking".^[3] In The Times Ed Potton calls it a “script full of promise, with provocative things to say about empathy, obedience and individualism”.^[4]

Production[]

Shot predominantly in Dagenham and in Liverpool in 2014, co-writer and co-producer Atkinson said in an interview with the Liverpool Echo: “Everyone at Formby beach was helpful. Dogwalkers gave us a wide berth but the problem was the tide – we had a ticking clock and finished filming with the water up to our director of photography’s knees.”^[5]

Awards[]

The film won the feature film award at the 2016 Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. It was nominated for best film and director at the 2016 Bogotá Film Festival.

References[]

External links[]

• Native at IMDb

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