Director Asif Kapadia, who won an Oscar for his beloved Amy Winehouse documentary Amy, has cemented his reputation as an expert in non-fiction biographical films. Before Amy, he directed Senna, an acclaimed documentary about the late Brazilian racing driver whose life was dramatized in a lavish Netflix series not too long ago. Kapadia also directed a well-received documentary feature about the late Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona in 2019. In addition to his non-fiction work, he has helmed scripted projects as well, with the most unexpected credit being two episodes of Netflix’s Mindhunter. His latest film, however, was designed as a homage to one of his favorites: Chris Marker‘s 1962 classic La Jetée.
Kapadia’s equally experimental sci-fi film was released in 2024 after premiering at the Venice International Film Festival. A docudrama featuring actors in a dystopian future inter-cut with archive footage of how the world fell apart, the film was released domestically by Neon. It didn’t do very well in theaters; according to The Numbers, the movie grossed only around $7,000 domestically and a little more than $50,000 worldwide. It featured Samantha Morton and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Naomi Ackie as survivors of mass surveillance, climate change, and political oppression.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Here’s the Sleeper-Hit Sci-Fi Movie Taking Streaming by Storm
We’re talking about the film 2073. It received mixed reviews upon release and is now sitting at a 48% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator website’s consensus reads, “2073 is visually striking and occasionally haunting, but its preachy tone, derivative dystopian tropes, and air of exhausted fatalism leave it more dispiriting than entertaining.” Despite the mixed reception and poor box-office response, 2073 is staging a remarkable comeback on streaming. According to FlixPatrol, it has remained among the top five most-watched movies on the global HBO Max rankings for over a week. During this time, it has fended off competition in the form of Anaconda, Nobody 2, and more recently, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. A thematically and stylistically similar film, director Raoul Peck‘s Orwell: 2+2=5, was released in 2025 to significantly better reviews. It holds an 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes and warns about totalitarianism’s long-term impact on humanity.
You can watch 2073 at home on HBO Max, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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