Proxima

"…does make one think very briefly about the gender inequalities of science and space travel but there isn’t enough substance here for a long-haul mission."

"A slow-burning, but compelling drama, the heart and soul of Wincour and co-writer Jean-Stephane Bron's (Disorder) story is not Sarah's journey to potential lift-off, but rather the strain it puts on the relationship with her young daughter."

"The film falls back on a reductive rumination on the balance between maternal obligation and career aspiration."

"Green is at a career-best as the stoic Sarah, simultaneously determined and on the edge of breaking. So often hamming it up in Tim Burton roles, you forget just how exceptionally subtle she can be."

"The moving mother-daughter story at its core gives all the space-walk prep and zero gravity logistics a steady emotional grounding - one that builds to a powerful liftoff in the closing reel."

"A significant, ambitious and entirely impressive film by a dazzling young French director in full command of her ship."