[Game Information] The average science-fiction protagonist
doesn’t know they’re a science-fiction protagonist, but Meanwhile on Earth’s
Elsa (Megan Northam) might be more attuned to her role than most – even without breaking the
fourth wall. The sister of
an MIA astronaut, she often fantasizes about joining her brother, Franck (Sebastien Pouderoux),
on his outer-space
voyages. So it’s somewhat startling (and a little implausible) how quickly she stuffs an object
of otherworldly origin
into her ear in this lo-fi chin-scratcher from France. She has her reasons: She’s been out
partying, and also Franck’s
disembodied voice told her to. And she is, it bears repeating, the main character of a sci-fi
movie – one that’s about
to turn from its cosmically contemplative opening chapters toward a ramshackle series of events
that threaten to
overwhelm both Elsa and director Jérémy Clapin.