Leigh Russell

The story follows Oskar and his two brothers, Jonathan and Lukas, during the 90s, in the outskirts of the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Their father is the local priest of a quiet church and he brings his kids there every Sunday. On this particular Sunday, Oskar doesn’t like what his father says about faith. He and his brothers sneak out to play games in the forest instead. Oskar wants to play a game that has nothing to do with religion, where he has powers of his own. They launch into an anime schoolgirl fantasy frenzy of killing imaginary monsters with laser beams when some older kids find them near the edge of a tall cliff. They bully the brothers, forcing them to confront how weak their faith actually is. Oskar is conflicted: should he stick up for his faith or admit it’s not real?

近未来の地球では植物の枯死、異常気象により人類は滅亡の危機に立たされていた。元宇宙飛行士クーパーは、義父と15歳の息子トム、10歳の娘マーフとともにトウモロコシ農場を営んでいる。マーフは自分の部屋の本棚から本がひとりでに落ちる現象を幽霊のせいだと信じていたが、ある日クーパーはそれが何者かによるメッセージではないかと気が付く。クーパーとマーフはメッセージを解読し、それが指し示している秘密施設にたどり着くが、最高機密に触れたとして身柄を拘束される。