Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction psychological horror movie, At the U.S. government’s Area X facility on a southern coast, cellular biology professor and former U.S. Army soldier Lena undergoes a quarantined debriefing about an expedition into an anomaly called “the Shimmer”, from which she and her husband are the only survivors.
The shimmer when inhaled can cause all the anomalies known to humans including turning you into a human plant.
Based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best-selling Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. It was written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina, 28 Days Later).
Initial release: February 22, 2018 (Russia)
Director: Alex Garland
Box office: 42.9 million USD
Screen play: Alex Garland
Music composed by: Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury
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