ELYSIUM
Release date: 23-Aug-13
Genre: Drama, sci-fi
Director: Neill Blomkamp (writer, director DISTRICT 9)
Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego
Luna, William Fichtner, Wagner Moura
In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a
pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an
overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the
planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art
medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing
to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious
lifestyle. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is
Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With
his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission –
one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her
hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but
millions of people on Earth as well.
