Vilka underbara kuddar, Mima. What wonderful pillows, Mee-maw.

Aniara revolves around a giant space cruise ship set adrift. It’s dark and slow paced, nevertheless captivating. I also found the ending worth waiting for.

Essentially, the ship and it’s inhabitants represent a parable; a story of human existence and search for meaning. It’s even said at one point that “Aniara” is a planet unto itself. To drive the simile home, we’re all floating endlessly through space, and we’ll eventually die. Do we have reason for hope?

This type of film might not be for some, but superb for the late night, atmospheric sci fi crowd.

Note: The basic scenario is strikingly similar to the comedic scifi “Avenue 5”, but they’re polar opposites in how they play out.