Das KoKi zeigt: U Are the Universe

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Space traveler Andrij Melnyk (Volodymyr Kravchuk) has just unloaded his containers full of nuclear waste on the Kallisto landfill, a moon of Jupiter, and made his way home to Earth, when the blue planet explodes. Homo sapiens no longer exists, leaving only Andrij as the proverbial last man standing. Only Maxim, the voice of his on-board computer (Leonid Popadko), remains. But suddenly another one can be heard in the ether of space. It speaks French and belongs to Catherine, who is stuck in a weather satellite near Saturn. It's a bit reminiscent of Adam and Eve and Andrij immediately does everything he can to reach the weather satellite with his damaged spaceship. "U Are the Universe" is the feature film debut of Ukrainian director Pavlo Ostrikov. The filmmaker had only modest means at his disposal, but this lack has a rather positive effect. It reinforces the impression of realism. One man, one room, two voices - that's all it takes in this minimalist situation. Volodymyr Kravchuk plays the lonely space traveler as an approachable, average person without much cinnabar, and Catherine, spoken by Alexia Depicker, also develops an astonishing presence. An ambitious science fiction romance that unconditionally clings to hope and faith in love.

Ukraine 2024, Director: Pavlo Ostrikov, Actors: Volodymyr Kravchuk, Alexia Depicker, Leonid Popadko, 12+, 90 mins