The New York Times by Lena Wilson
Though it centers on one woman, anything we might stand to learn about her own developing values is quickly swallowed by overcomplicated narratives about secondary characters, corrupt colonizers and family secrets.
Germany, Switzerland · 2021
1h 44m
Director Tim Fehlbaum
Starring Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Sope Dirisu
Genre Science Fiction
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In the near future, a climate apocalypse has ravaged Earth. Most of humanity has been annihilated, but some have taken refuge on colony of Kepler. An team from Kepler is dispatched to return to Earth to test it for habitability, but come under attack from human remnants and other hostile forces.
The New York Times by Lena Wilson
Though it centers on one woman, anything we might stand to learn about her own developing values is quickly swallowed by overcomplicated narratives about secondary characters, corrupt colonizers and family secrets.
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Certainly lead adult actor Arnezeder has panache to spare, as does Bousinna, but the muddled storyline defeats them time and time again, no matter how perfectly angry/hopeful their lines are.
We Got This Covered by Martin Carr
Ultimately, The Colony squanders a great concept and never takes it to fruition.
RogerEbert.com by Monica Castillo
Tim Fehlbaum’s The Colony has many ideas about the future, and while not all of them quite stick together, there’s a few interesting aesthetic and narrative choices to make it something of a curiosity. There’s enough going on to capture your notice for brief stints before trailing off into dense plot details or well-worn sci-fi tropes.
Screen Rant by Sarah Bea Milner
The Colony utterly fails as a thriller, and, much like the environment the main character finds herself in, is mostly a slog.
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