[Game Information] Meanwhile on Earth Review

[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.
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