In Space Sweepers' not-terribly-distant future of 2092, Earth has become a polluted wasteland while the wealthiest and most powerful individuals live in a utopian, corporate-owned orbital space station. Turns out you can find lots of unexpected things in space. How to watch: Prospect is now streaming on Netflix (opens in a new tab) (U.S. Will this film predict how humans really end up existing in space? It's gonna be hard times if so. There, they encounter The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal as gunslinger Ezra, who becomes an unlikely ally, albeit in violent circumstances. ![]() With poisonous spores filling the air, oxygen is scarce - as is any kind of safety. Scavenger Damon (Jay Duplass) and his resourceful, tough teen daughter Cee (Sophie Thatcher) find themselves on a prospecting mission for gems on an overgrown moon sparsely populated by ruthless profiteers, among others. But an easy, fun ride into the sunset this ain't. Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell’s compelling low-budget, small-cast film Prospect shows the latter, a bleak, brutal sci-fi survival thriller that has all the elements of a western - bargaining at gunpoint, searching for fabled treasure, close escapes. Futuristic space films often present polarised versions of planetary existence for humans: they either inhabit heaving metropolises filled with the latest high-flying, polished technology, or they’re struggling to survive on distant, harsh planets with basic tech and few friendly neighbours.
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