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Arrival (2016)

Arrival (2016)

Science Fiction Drama Mystery

Why are they here?

Release Date: 2016, November 10
Directors: Denis Villeneuve
Countries: United States of America
Production: FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films, 21 Laps Entertainment
Cast: Ruth Chiang, Jeremy Renner, Mark O'Brien, Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Abigail Pniowsky, Julia Scarlett Dan, Jadyn Malone, Frank Schorpion, Lucas Chartier-Dessert

Overview:

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Keywords:

alien complex military female protagonist scientist based on short story hopeful spacecraft time-manipulation incredulous wistful heartbreak time alien contact extraterrestrial technology loss language alien language linguist first contact communication linguistics determinism science fiction