Aniara

Aniara (2019)

A simple trip to mars will become the journey of a lifetime.

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

Date of release
2019-02-01
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (464)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Science Fiction, Drama
Director
Hugo Lilja, Pella Kågerman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: €2M
  • Based on: Aniara
  • Filmed in: Stockholm and Gotland
  • Awards: 4 · Nominations: 1. Including: Guldbagge Award for Best Director; Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; Guldbagge Award for Best Visual Effects; Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Aniara is a 2018 Swedish-Danish science fiction film directed and written by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja. The film is an adaptation of the 1956 Swedish epic poem of the same name by Harry Martinson. The film is set in a dystopian future where Earth has been rendered uninhabitable, prompting mass migration from Earth to Mars. When one such routine trip veers off course, the passengers of the Aniara struggle to cope with their new lives.

Production

The film was produced by Meta Film Stockholm. It received eight million kronor in production support from the Swedish Film Institute. Filming began on 31 October 2016 in Stockholm and Gotland. Filming locations in Stockholm included Stockholm Waterfront and the Sollentuna Centrum shopping mall, while Gotland was responsible for the studio scenes. Some scenes were also shot on a Viking Line cruise ship.

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