The Loneliest Planet
5.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Julia Loktev Music director Richard Skelton Duration Language English
Georgian | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Thriller Screenplay Julia Loktev Country United States
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Release date August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10) (Locarno Film Festival)
August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24) (United States) Based on "Expensive Trips Nowhere"
by Tom Bissell Writer Tom Bissell (short story Expensive Trips Nowhere" from the collection "God Lives In St. Petersburg), Mikhail Lermontov (excerpt from A Hero Of Our Time), Julia Loktev Cast Hani Furstenberg (Nica), Gael García Bernal (Alex), Bidzina Gujabidze (Dato)Similar movies Gael Garcia Bernal appears in The Loneliest Planet and Dot the I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Loneliest Planet is a 2011 film written and directed by Julia Loktev, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, and Georgian actor Bidzina Gujabidze. The plot centers around a young couple who travel with a local guide through a twisted backpacking trip across the Georgian wilderness.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Reception
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- References
The film had its international premiere at the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival followed by its North American premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It then went on to be featured during the New York Film Festival, the BFI London Film Festival, and the 2011 AFI Fest in Los Angeles, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. On March 24, 2012, The Loneliest Planet was awarded the top prize of "Lady Harimaguada de Oro" (The Golden Lady) at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, where actress Hani Furstenberg also won for Best Actress. On April 14, 2012 the film also won the Golden Tulip International Competition award at the 31st International Istanbul Film Festival.
On October 11, 2011, it was announced that Sundance Selects, a division of IFC Films, had acquired North American distribution rights. The film's theatrical release in the United States was on October 26, 2012.
The film is adapted from McSweeney's writer Tom Bissell's short story "Expensive Trips Nowhere," published in his collection God Lives in St. Petersburg.
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Plot
Alex (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Nica (Hani Furstenberg) are in love and engaged to be married. They are seasoned travelers on a trip in the country of Georgia, formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. They hire a local guide (Bidzina Gujabidze) to take them backpacking through the breathtaking scenery of the Caucasus Mountains.
While on their journey, they meet an older man with two boys on their route; he is suspicious of the two foreigners. After a short conversation with their guide, the older man suddenly aims a hunting rifle aggressively at Alex and Nica at point-blank range. For a moment, Alex's reaction is to shield himself behind Nica. He immediately regains his composure, and pushes himself in front of Nica to face the stranger's gun, while their guide in turn persuades the stranger to lower his gun and go on his way. A seemingly traumatized Nica walks away on her own.
A few scenes show the couple not speaking or walking together while on their journey to the mountains, although Alex repeatedly attempts to reconnect with Nica. At one point, they cross a stream where Nica accidentally falls only to be saved by the local guide. Alex tries to offer a shivering Nica some help but she rebuffs him. At night, the local guide tells Nica the story of his failed marriage, and they kiss. Soon after, Nica returns to Alex and the couple have sex. At dawn, the trio start packing up their camps, and it remains ambiguous as to whether or not the couple have finally reconciled.
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Reception
The film has been well received by critics—it currently holds a 70% fresh critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A.O. Scott of The New York Times called The Loneliest Planet, "gripping and haunting, but also coy and elusive." However, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said, "All of this grows tiresome. We're given no particular reason at the outset of The Loneliest Planet to care about these people, our interest doesn't grow along the way, the landscape grows repetitive...."
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References
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