Oxygen (2021 film)

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Oxygen
Oxygen 2021 poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byAlexandre Aja
Written byChristie LeBlanc
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited byHervé Schneid
Music byRob
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • France
LanguageFrench

Oxygen (French: Oxygène) is a 2021 French-language science fiction thriller film film directed and produced by Alexandre Aja,[1] from a screenplay by Christie LeBlanc.[2] As part of an American-French co-production, it stars Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi. The film was released by Netflix on May 12, 2021.[3][4][5]

Plot[]

A woman awakens in an airtight medical cryogenic unit, and discovers that she is trapped and that the unit's oxygen levels are falling rapidly. Suffering from memory loss, she does not remember who she is or how she got there. She is assisted by an advanced A.I. named M.I.L.O. (Medical Interface Liaison Officer), but it refuses to open the cryo unit without an administrator code. Using MILO, she is able to transmit outside the pod and contact emergency services. She provides them with the cryo unit's model and serial number, which are printed on the interior. Upon contacting the manufacturer they are told the unit was destroyed three years prior. Unable to recall her memories, she looks for clues about her past by searching for pictures and articles through the AI computer and finds her name, Elizabeth Hansen. She realizes she is a cryogenic doctor. She finds her husband, Léo Ferguson, and his contact number by accessing her social media, but when she calls his number a woman answers. She tells the woman that she is Léo's wife and demands to speak to him. The woman seems confused and hangs up.

As the oxygen level continues to fall, she begins hallucinating and tries to open the pod, only to receive an electric shock. She then receives a call back from the police but suspects they are hiding something from her, and disconnects. The unknown woman she called earlier rings and tells her that her husband is dead. She also gives her the administrator code to open the pod, but tells her she cannot open the pod or she will die. Elizabeth uses the code, and begins floating without gravity. After a brief explanation, it is revealed that she has been placed into hyper-sleep for a 14 light-year journey to another planet. Her secret mission is to travel to a new planet, as mankind will be extinct in the near future due to a deadly virus. The virus also killed her husband, Léo.

Heartbroken by the truth, she deduces the awakening was due to a processor overheating and realizes she must divert the functions of the processor to another processor assigned to non-essential functions, but initially fails since the data exceeds capacity. As time passes by and with oxygen levels fading, she prepares for suicide by attempting to open the pod. Shortly after, she discovers Léo is also in hypersleep in the damaged spaceship together with nearly 10,000 others, but she notices he lacks a scar on his forehead that he had before. Upon further investigation, through a video presented by an elderly version of her, it is revealed that she is a genetic clone with the original Elizabeth Hansen's personality and memories implanted, including memories of Léo. The woman she has been speaking to on earth is the original, and now elderly, Elizabeth Hansen.

MILO activates a euthanasia protocol due to a non-existent chance of survival, however Elizabeth's clone manages to deactivate it and successfully diverts the functions of the processor and is put back in hypersleep. The final scene shows the clones of Léo and Elizabeth on the new planet smiling, embracing each other.[3][6][7]

Cast[]

Production[]

In July 2017, it was announced Anne Hathaway had joined the cast of the film and would serve as a producer on the film, with Echo Lake Entertainment and IM Global attached to produce the film (under the working title O2), from a screenplay by Christie LeBlanc.[10] In February 2020, it was announced Noomi Rapace had joined the cast of the film, replacing Hathaway, with Franck Khalfoun directing the film, and Alexandre Aja serving as producer.[11] In July 2020, Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi joined the cast, replacing Rapace, with Aja serving as director replacing Khalfoun, and Adam Riback and James Engle executive producing through Echo Lake Entertainment.[12][13] In February 2021, the completed film was reported to have received the new title Oxygen.[14]

Filming[]

Principal photography began in July 2020.[15]

Release[]

Oxygen was released on Netflix on May 12, 2021.[16]

Reception[]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 89% of 89 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.80/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Oxygen gets the white-knuckle maximum out of its claustrophobic setting, with director Alexandre Aja and star Mélanie Laurent making this a must-watch thriller for sci-fi fans."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[18]

References[]

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  2. ^ July 2021, Jon O'Brien 24 (2021-07-24). "The 10 best Netflix original films of 2021 so far". TechRadar. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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  5. ^ "The Ten Best Straight-to-Streaming Films and Specials of 2021 So Far". Concrete Playground. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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  8. ^ Nast, Condé (2021-07-08). "The most beautiful looks of the Cannes Film Festival 2021: From Bella Hadid to Isabelle Huppert". Vogue Paris (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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  12. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 23, 2020). "Netflix Boards Alexandre Aja-Directed Thriller 'O2'; Mélanie Laurent To Star". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  13. ^ Ritman, Alex (July 23, 2020). "Melanie Laurent, Alexandre Aja, Vincent Maraval Team for Netflix Survival Thriller'O2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  14. ^ Lawrence, Gregory (February 25, 2021). "Alexandre Aja's New Netflix Thriller 'Oxygen' Revealed in Exclusive Images". Collider. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  15. ^ Ritman, Alex (July 23, 2020). "Melanie Laurent, Alexandre Aja, Vincent Maraval Team for Netflix Survival Thriller 'O2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  16. ^ Squires, John (March 10, 2021). "'High Tension' and 'Crawl' Director Alexandre Aja is Back With Netflix Thriller 'Oxygen' in May [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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  18. ^ "Oxygen Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

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