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Oxygen

dir. Alexandre Aja · 2021

Feature
Psychological Horror
Mood
Tense / Dark
Look
stark, minimalistic, and claustrophobic with a focus on close-ups and dim lighting
Structure
linear progression with flashbacks revealing fragmented memories
Plot

Having no recollection of how she ended up there, Liz Hansen wakes up from her deep hypnosis in an air-sealed cryogenic unit the size of a coffin. With the oxygen resources steadily depleting, Liz must remain composed to piece together her fragmented memories and reconstruct her opaque identity with the help of M.I.L.O., the pod's state-of-the-art A.I. However, trapped Liz can't move, she can't get out, and her oxygen levels can only last ninety short minutes. Does Liz have a fighting chance of surviving? Is there an escape from this claustrophobic nightmare?

Why watch

Liz Hansen awakens in a cryogenic pod, her memories fragmented and her oxygen supply dwindling. As she grapples with her identity and the chilling presence of M.I.L.O., the AI guiding her, the film immerses viewers in a suffocating atmosphere of dread and urgency.

Cultural context
contemporary anxieties about technologythe ethics of AIisolation in modern lifethe human condition under duress
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