Proxima (film)

Proxima
Film poster
Directed byAlice Winocour
Written byAlice Winocour
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Produced byIsabelle Madelaine
Émilie Tisné
Starring
CinematographyGeorges Lechaptois
Edited byJulien Lacheray
Music byRyuichi Sakamoto
Production
companies
  • Dharamsala
  • Darius Films
  • Pathé Films
  • Pandora Film Produktion
Distributed byPathé
Release dates
  • September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) (TIFF)
  • November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27) (France)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English
Russian
German
Box office$777,286

Proxima is a 2019 French drama film, directed by Alice Winocour.

The film stars Eva Green as Sarah, a woman trying to balance her work as an astronaut preparing for a year-long stint on the International Space Station with her family life as mother to an eight-year-old daughter Stella (Zélie Boulant). It also stars Lars Eidinger as Thomas, her ex-husband and Stella's father; Matt Dillon as Mike, her colleague, who is dismissive of her abilities as an astronaut; and Sandra Hüller as Wendy, a psychologist helping to guide Sarah and Stella through the complexities of the situation.

The film was shot in various real training facilities of the European Space Agency and Roscosmos such as Star City and Baikonur Cosmodrome.