But that hasn’t stopped filmmakers from toying with the idea, from the luxury ship Axiom in the animated WALL-E to the Avalon in the more recent (and disappointing) Passengers. Joining the list – and continuing the trend of A-list names – is Aniara, the luxury Earth-to-Mars liner in the low-budget, high-concept Swedish science-fiction film of the same name. That becomes all the more important when the Aniara suffers a malfunction in the early hours of its voyage, and is knocked off course, heading for interstellar space. Co-directors Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja have adapted a 1956 existential science-fiction epic poem by their countryman Harry Martinson. Aniara is not an easy trip to take, but it’s instructive and thought-provoking – and best of all, you get to set foot on Earth once you’re done.

Source: National Post May 17, 2019 19:18 UTC