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Released 5 years ago.
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The Colony
"Will Earth wait for us?"
2021 1h 44m DE
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5.7
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52%
ROTTEN
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METACRITIC
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5.4
IMDB
★5.7TMDB · 389🥫52%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★5.4IMDB · 14,474
Science FictionThriller
Synopsis
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In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.
“Will Earth wait for us?”
Cast
Nora Arnezeder
Blake
Iain Glen
Gibson
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
Narvik
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Tucker
Sebastian Roché
Father
Joel Basman
Paling
Kotti Yun
Munay
Bella Bading
Maila
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tim Fehlbaum
- Writers
- Mariko Minoguchi, Tim Fehlbaum, Tim Trachte
- Languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Germany, Switzerland
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, shot by Markus Förderer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lorenz Dangel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andreas Menn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nora Arnezeder and Iain Glen and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Will Earth wait for us?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tim Fehlbaum directs. Markus Förderer behind the camera. Lorenz Dangel scores. Andreas Menn cuts. Produced in Germany, Switzerland. Dialogue in English, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland.
- 4Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, shot by Markus Förderer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Lorenz Dangel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Andreas Menn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nora Arnezeder and Iain Glen and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Will Earth wait for us?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt6506264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "dystopia", "post-apocalyptic future", "space travel", "space".
- 11Released under 20 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Markus Förderer
- Original score
- Lorenz Dangel
- Editing
- Andreas Menn
- Production design
- Julian R. Wagner
- Costume design
- Leonie Zykan
- Makeup / hair
- Sabine Schumann
- VFX supervisor
- Denis Behnke
- Sound
- Lars Ginzel
- Stunt coordinator
- Matthias Schendel
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $328,914
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 52% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 52/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.4/10 · 14,474 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
10 wins & 4 nominations total
Also by
Tim Fehlbaum
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- thorian93★ 4/10
I have to say, I am terribly disappointed by this movie. I really wanted to like it, but it dragged on and on, not picking up any pace. I really rarely quit a movie before the end, but this time I just had to. There was no way I could make it to the end. It looks good enough to me and there seems to be an interesting story to be told, but for me the pacing was way off, and I could not get invested. I am sorry to say this, but I cannot recommend watching it.
Production companies
Who made it
BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion
DE
Vega Film
CH
Constantin Film
DE
Studio Babelsberg
DE
SRF
CH
SRG SSR
CH
Key crew
- Executive ProducerChristoph Müller
- Executive ProducerCarl Woebcken
- Production DesignJulian R. Wagner
- Art DirectionRobert Reblin
- Line ProducerMark Nolting
- Executive ProducerChristoph Fisser
- Executive ProducerRoland Emmerich
- Executive ProducerMartin Moszkowicz
- EditorAndreas Menn
- Art DirectionDaniel Chour
- ProducerTim Fehlbaum
- Costume DesignLeonie Zykan
- Executive ProducerHenning Molfenter
- CastingUlrike Müller
- CastingCorinna Glaus
- Co-WriterTim Trachte
- Key Makeup ArtistSabine Schumann
- CastingLeo Davis
- CastingLissy Holm
- Visual Effects ProducerMichel Mielke
- Co-WriterJo Rogers
- ThanksJohn Papsidera
- StuntsDenise Treffler
- Stunt CoordinatorMatthias Schendel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- space travel
- space
- apocalypse
- father daughter reunion
- future earth
- father daughter relationship
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2021-08-27R
- Digital2021-08-27R
Also known as
International titles
- Haven: Above SkyUS
- КолоніяUA
- 콜로니 : 지구귀환 프로젝트KR
- 타이즈KR
- Éxodo: La última mareaMX
- 宇宙潮汐CN
- 地球重生TW
- ПриливыRU
- TidesDE
- Éxodo: la última mareaAR
- RefúgioBR
- ΠαλίρροιεςGR
- La última mareaPE
- Nowa ZiemiaPL
- A ColóniaPT
