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7.0Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
Released: 2007-04-05108 minDir: Danny BoyleScience Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $50.0MBox office: $34.8M
Cast
- Cillian Murphy as Capa
- Rose Byrne as Cassie
- Chris Evans as Mace
- Michelle Yeoh as Corazon
- Cliff Curtis as Searle
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Kaneda
Themes
- space marine
- saving the world
- bomb
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Sunshine is a 2007 British science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It features an ensemble cast, including Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Cillian Murphy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, and Michelle Yeoh. Set in 2057 as a global freeze threatens human extinction, the film follows the crew of a spacecraft on a mission to deliver a stellar bomb intended to reignite the dying Sun.
The film was shot primarily at 3 Mills Studios in London, with cinematography by Alwin H. Küchler. The film's score was composed by John Murphy with contributions from the band Underworld. The production consulted scientific advisers including physicist Brian Cox.
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2000s disaster films2000s science fiction thriller films2007 British films2007 English-language films2007 films2007 psychological thriller filmsBritish disaster filmsBritish dystopian filmsBritish psychological thriller filmsBritish science fiction thriller filmsBritish space adventure filmsBritish survival films