Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Direction
Cuarón's 17-minute opening shot is show-off cinema at its finest.
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki made space look both gorgeous and hungry.
Sound
Silence as weapon—no explosions, just your own heartbeat.
Director
Alfonso Cuarón
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