Orbiter 9

Orbiter 9 is a 2017 science fiction romantic drama directed by Hatem Khraiche in his directorial debut. It stars Clara Lago and Álex González. The film premiered in Spain on April 7, 2017. Plot Helena is a striking woman in her 20s who has lived her whole life on the Orbiter 9 spaceship. Her parents had told her, by archived video, their intent to commit suicide so that Helena could survive, due to an urgent depletion of oxygen. The orbiter's computer, Rebecca, cared for her. With oxygen levels low, another spaceship docks with hers and a maintenance engineer named Alex boards for repairs. She later enters his sleeping quarters, convincing him to make love to her as it may be her only opportunity ever. When he returns to his ship, Alex rides an elevator and emerges... on Earth, in the middle of a wooded, guarded research compound. He drives to the main building and reports to scientist Hugo, head of one of four international sites secretly experimenting on humans in the interest of an eventual mission to reach Celeste, a habitable planet orbiting in Alpha Centauri, since Earth's oceans are poisoned and otherwise spoiled for future generations. Hugo reports to Katherine, the worldwide Program Director. Alex has been depressed since a spaceship he helped design to reach Celeste exploded with a full test crew on board. Hugo reminds him that departure is 20 years away, and accidents are inevitable. Alex regularly visits Silvia, a therapist, and finally tells her about his feelings for Helena. Alex returns to a startled Helena in his normal Earth clothes and reveals the truth of her situation. He uses video and bio-feeds from recorded records so no one at mission control will know she is gone, and smuggles her to his apartment. Alex exposes her to the world, even going to a bar with his friends, including Xiao, a doctor. When Helena develops a rash on her shoulder, Alex takes her to Xiao. Xiao is suspicious of how her skin appears to have never been exposed to sunlight, but promises to get back to them with his test results. While Alex is away, Helena explores the apartment. She has been given access to a hidden room with computer screens showing there are 10 identical Orbiter simulators under Hugo's management. Finding the address in the Orbital dossiers, she hunts down her parents, who are married program scientists unrelated to her. They explain that the 10 subjects are clones of people dead for two generations and were all deceived in the same way.