Twelve spaceships have landed on Earth. Where did they come from? What do they want? And why now? Linguist Louise Banks, played by Amy Adams, is tasked with finding the answers. Together with physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner), she tries to make contact with the mysterious aliens and decipher their language. However, meeting visitors from another planet will forever change not only the fate of the scientist herself, but also the future of all humanity. Denis Villeneuve's intimate sci-fi is based on a seemingly simple story about the power of communication and the need for understanding. Perhaps more importantly, however, it invites viewers to ask themselves the same questions that Louise faces.
Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller
USA 2016 117 mins
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
FUTURE GATE SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL 2026
In its 12 years of existence, it has attracted tens of thousands of fans of sci-fi films, science and technology. The 13th edition of the festival will take place in the fall in Prague, Brno and other cities throughout the Czech Republic. What does Future Gate bring? Unique program: It offers premieres of new films, cult sci-fi classics, documentaries, series marathons, student and short films.
The theme of the 13th year of the festival will be geopolitics and resources in the future.
The planet is running out of energy, resources are disappearing, the climate is collapsing, and with it the political balance. Future conflicts will be over solar grids, asteroid mining, and control of data resources. Energy is no longer natural, it is strategic, artificial, alien. Resources no longer lie beneath our feet, but circle overhead, hidden in algorithms or scattered in the fabric of reality. Data is the new source of real power. It is not just about technology, it is a test of humanity, it is about the direction we will take as a civilization. We will find inspiration again in movies.
SCIENCE IN FILM is a series of film screenings accompanied by educational lectures. In cooperation with the university association UP Crowd, we popularize various scientific fields through film. Art and science simply go hand in hand.
Program subject to change.
