Slingshot is a 2024 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Mikael Håfström and written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker. It stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham, Tomer Kapon, and David Morrissey.
The film was released on August 30, 2024, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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Aboard Odyssey 1, a spacecraft on a long-term mission to Titan, Saturn's largest moon, a three-person crew is tasked with extracting and transporting vital resources such as methane back to Earth. To endure the multi-year journey, the astronaut John (portrayed by Casey Affleck), Captain Franks (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne) and aeronautics expert Nash (portrayed by Tomer Kapon) undergo repeated cycles of hibernation, waking every 90 days for system checks, maintenance, and brief communication with Earth before returning to stasis.
During one of these cycles, a critical malfunction is detected, triggering Nash's growing paranoia. Convinced the ship is compromised, he insists they must abort the mission, but Captain Franks refuses to change course. As tensions escalate, Nash's behavior grows increasingly erratic, and John begins to doubt the true condition of the ship and their chances of survival. The crew's trust begins to fracture as they face the possibility that something is terribly wrong— but the nature of the danger remains unclear.
