Mikael Håfström’s “Slingshot” (2024) is an allegorical sci-fi tale set in the space. After Duncan Jones’s “Moon” and Morten Tyldum’s “Passengers,” it is another film about a man struggling with his darkest thoughts while in space. Starring Casey Affleck in the central role, it centers around an astronaut who begins to lose his grip over reality during his mission toward Saturn’s moon. The screenplay, written by R. Scott Adams Nathan Parker, deals with his emotional turmoil through the framework of a psychological thriller. Besides Affleck, the film also stars Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham, and Tomer Capone in important roles.

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Directed by Mikael Håfström, “Slingshot” follows an astronaut gradually losing his sanity as he questions the point of his mission toward Saturn’s moon. Suspended in space, he tries to gain control over his senses to get past his anguish.

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