He can save us all.|Aug. 07, 2013|USA|109 Min.|R
Genre: Action;Drama;Science;Fiction;Thriller
Description: In the year 2154, Earth’s population suffers from extreme poverty, while the wealthy and powerful reside on Elysium, a massive space habitat orbiting the planet. Elysium boasts advanced technology capable of curing diseases, reversing aging, and regenerating body parts, fueling a conflict between its privileged inhabitants and Earth’s desperate residents seeking access to these life-saving innovations.
The story follows Max Da Costa, a worker in Los Angeles employed at an Armadyne assembly line, a company producing Elysium’s weapons and enforcement robots. After a workplace accident exposes Max to a fatal dose of radiation, he is given only five days to live. Denied assistance by his employer’s CEO, John Carlyle, Max turns to a smuggler named Spider to help him reach Elysium and use its Med-Bay technology.
As tensions escalate, Defense Secretary Delacourt orders agent Kruger to destroy Earth-based ships attempting to breach Elysium’s defenses. Despite her ruthless actions, Elysium’s President Patel reprimands Delacourt, threatening her dismissal unless she moderates her approach. Meanwhile, Delacourt conspires with Carlyle to seize control of Elysium by creating a program embedded in Carlyle’s brain, which would grant her the presidency but could kill him if extracted.
Max becomes entangled in a deadly confrontation, leading to the death of his friend Julio. Injured and desperate, Max seeks help from Frey, a nurse and friend, who pleads with him to take her daughter Matilda to Elysium to cure her leukemia. However, Max refuses to protect them from the dangers ahead. Kruger, now a rogue agent, captures Frey and Matilda, while his drones pursue Max.
Amidst the chaos, Delacourt enforces a lockdown over Los Angeles, heightening the struggle between Earth’s survivors and Elysium’s elite. The film explores themes of inequality, survival, and the lengths individuals will go to for a chance at a better life.
Cast director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast actor: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, José Pablo Cantillo, Faran Tahir, Maxwell Perry Cotton
Original name: Elysium