Elysium
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6.5In 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. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
Released: 2013-08-07109 minDir: Neill BlomkampScience Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast
- Matt Damon as Max
- Jodie Foster as Delacourt
- Sharlto Copley as Kruger
- Diego Luna as Julio
- Wagner Moura as Spider
- Alice Braga as Frey
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neill Blomkamp
- Written by
- Neill Blomkamp
- Produced by
- Simon Kinberg Bill Block Neill Blomkamp
- Starring
- Matt Damon Jodie Foster Sharlto Copley Alice Braga Diego Luna Wagner Moura William Fichtner
- Cinematography
- Trent Opaloch
- Edited by
- Julian Clarke Lee Smith
- Music by
- Ryan Amon
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures Media Rights Capital QED International Alphacore Kinberg Genre
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- August 7, 2013 ( 2013-08-07 ) (Taiwan) August 9, 2013 ( 2013-08-09 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 109 minutes
- Country
- United States
Key dates
- Published
- 15 August 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Elysium
- Genre
- cyberpunk
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- social exploitation
- Director
- Neill Blomkamp
- Screenwriter
- Neill Blomkamp
- Cast member
- Sofía Sisniega
- Producer
- Bill Block
Article
Elysium is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It was Blomkamp's second directorial effort. The film stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster alongside Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner. It takes place on both a ravaged Earth and a luxurious artificial world called Elysium. The film itself offers deliberate social commentary that explores political and sociological themes such as immigration, overpopulation, transhumanism, health care, worker exploitation, the justice system, technology, and social class issues.
The film was released on August 9, 2013, by Sony Pictures Releasing through the TriStar Pictures label, in both conventional and IMAX Digital theaters. It received positive reviews, but critics considered it to be disappointing after Blomkamp's first film, District 9. With a budget of $115 million, Elysium was TriStar's most expensive film. It grossed $286.1 million worldwide.