• Two enemy brothers try to save the Earth threatened by a disturbing red moon.

  • This first feature film compensates for its small budget by the talent of its director.

  • Romain Quirot, keen on popular culture, reveals the beautiful nature of a filmmaker.

Is French science fiction cinema capable of beautiful things? 

The Last Trip

, Romain Quirot's first feature film, makes you want to shout yes with enthusiasm.

We follow two enemy brothers (Hugo Becker and Paul Hamy), responsible for intervening when a red moon threatens the Earth.

"For me, the red moon represents nature which revolts against human beings who do anything with their planet", explains Romain Quirot to

20 Minutes.

The French filmmaker known for his short films and his commercials received a great shock when he discovered

Ridley Scott's

Blade Runner

when he was still a child.

Famous heads

This science fiction lover has made his hand with

Gary Cook

, futuristic novels for teenagers written in collaboration with Antoine Jaunin and published by Nathan.

It was then

The Last Voyage of the enigmatic Paul WR

(2016), an award-winning short film that served as the basis for the feature.

"I wanted to stand out from the usual French productions to pay tribute to this genre that I adore", admits Romain Quirot.

On the trail of the brothers, the viewer discovers magical landscapes and meets famous faces such as Jean Reno as a learned dad, Bruno Lochet as a friendly crook or Philippe Katerine as a radio host.

Multiple references

"I am a kid from the 1980s raised in

Star Wars

and I fully assume my many references," says the filmmaker who wanted to mix intimate and spectacular as did one of his bedside novelists, Ray Bradbury, author of the

Chronicles Martian

.

Luc Besson and the

Fifth Element

flying cars

are not far away

.

Jean Seberg and his boyish hairstyle in

A bout de souffle

by Jean-Luc Godard are also easily identifiable in the resourceful young heroine played by the discovery

Lya Oussadit- Essert.

Romain Quirot has made the most of his protean culture to deliver a poetic work rich in feelings.

A beautiful nature of a filmmaker

Special effects, suspense, humor and tenderness are the well-balanced ingredients of this fresco shot hard in the Moroccan desert.

The Last Voyage

compensates for its microscopic budget with a good dose of talent and system D. Romain Quirot reveals in it a beautiful nature of a filmmaker who has already been spotted by Americans.

The 30-something will now turn the

Gary Cook

books

into a series for Disney +.

The start of a new journey that we are eager to discover.

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