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It's not that it's bad - it's certainly entertaining in places - but genre-aware meta-commentary can all too easily feel like the kind of parody where the 'joke' is in the relief of recognition.

In space, it may well be that no one can hear you scream... but just about anyone who has seen any of the major space-set or futuristic thrillers from the past few decades will find the cliches of the genre ringing out in this Swiss sci-fi

The story itself is simple but the presentation makes this an unusual and intriguing piece of work.

This may be a two-hander but the constantly inventive framing from Kahani ensures that conversations never feel dull and his employment of light is impressive.

With such complex moral issues at its heart and such a weight of emotion, it isn’t difficult for the film to maker an impression, but the nuance established by the actors is what really sells it.

Muayad Alayan's beautifully observed, studiously discomfiting film has a lot to say about power and privilege.

Stylistically simple but quite remarkable when one considers that they were filmed with a single DSLR, these short films form a powerful whole.