The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
However thoughtful and well-intentioned, this debut feature is too airless and long-winded to excite.
Austria · 2022
1h 50m
Director Magdalena Lauritsch
Starring Julia Franz Richter, Mark Ivanir, George Blagden, Nicholas Monu
Genre Science Fiction, Thriller
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The company soldier Hannah and the scientists Gavin and Dimitri are researching an algae project on board the RUBIKON space station, which is supposed to permanently supply humanity with oxygen and food. But suddenly the earth disappears below them in a brown, toxic fog and all contact is broken off - are they the last survivors of humanity? Should they initiate the safe station, dare the return flight and thereby risk their lives?
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
However thoughtful and well-intentioned, this debut feature is too airless and long-winded to excite.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
The dialogue-heavy scenario robs the film of some tension, but the conversations are often quite exciting.
Rubikon’s plot crash-lands while its sincere intentions are left spinning fruitlessly in space, looking for a way back down.
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
Rubikon never offers viewers deep answers to its bigger questions, but it does pose enough questions to keep things moving while you watch.
In this dystopian sci-fi thriller, a biotech company has developed the ability to take years from one person’s like and give them to another – for a price.