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Following the highly-acclaimed Ex Machina, the UK’s Alex Garland marks his studio-funded debut as writer-director with this unnerving and compelling offering. Mixing body horror with sci-fi, the distinctive and ambitious action is thrillingly shot by British cinematographer Rob Hardy. With support from UK actors David Gyasi and Benedict Wong, the film is co-produced by London-based DNA Films.

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Biologist and former soldier, Lena (Natalie Portman) signs up for a dangerous mission to Area X in order to try and find her missing husband (Oscar Isaac). Inside this strange and ominous space, Lena discovers a world of mutated creatures and environments where the laws of nature do not apply.