Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Directed by Luc Besson

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
aka: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes

Film Synopsis

In the 28th century, Alpha deserves its epithet as the City of a Thousand Planets.  This sprawling futuristic metropolis is home to an ever-expanding population, beings that have come from many worlds to settle and live together in harmony, creating a civilisation of unprecedented sophistication.  For centuries Alpha has been a haven of peace and prosperity, but all this is now placed in jeopardy when a mysterious malignant force begins to manifest itself.  Aware of the looming disaster facing humanity, the Defence Minister summons two crack time-space agents, Valerian and Laureline, and sends them on a vital mission to locate and eradicate the encroaching menace.  As they set out in their ship, The Intruder, the fearless duo are about to confront the greatest challenge of their careers, and if they fail it isn't just Alpha that will fall - the whole universe is in peril...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Luc Besson
  • Script: Pierre Christin (book), Jean-Claude Mézières (book), Luc Besson
  • Photo: Thierry Arbogast
  • Music: Alexandre Desplat
  • Cast: Dane DeHaan (Major Valerian), Cara Delevingne (Sergeant Laureline), Clive Owen (Commander Arun Filitt), Rihanna (Bubble), Ethan Hawke (Jolly the Pimp), Herbie Hancock (Defence Minister), Kris Wu (Sergeant Neza), Sam Spruell (General Okto-Bar), Alain Chabat (Bob the Pirate), Rutger Hauer (President of the World State Federation), Peter Hudson (Captain Crowford), Xavier Giannoli (Captain Norton), Louis Leterrier (Captain Welcoming Mercurys), Eric Rochant (Captain Welcoming Palm Müret), Benoît Jacquot (Captain Welcoming Arysum), Olivier Megaton (Captain Welcoming KCO2), Gerard Krawczyk (Captain Welcoming Martapuraïs), Mathieu Kassovitz (Hawker)
  • Country: France / USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 137 min
  • Aka: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes

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