''Timescape'' is a 2022 Canadian

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about two young strangers discovering a mysterious spacecraft that catapults them millions of years into the past. The film was written, edited, and directed by

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. It premiered on July 31, 2022, at the

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, where it won the Silver Audience Award for Best Quebec Feature. Its theatrical rollout began on August 19, 2022 in the province of

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before expanding to the rest of the world.

Plot

Jason, a brilliant but misunderstood young boy, discovers a mysterious spacecraft that crash-landed in a nearby forest. Inside he meets Lara, an equally curious girl who discovered the alien craft moments before. While attempting to figure out how to operate the vessel, the two are catapulted back in time to final days of the great dinosaurs. The vessel is indeed a Time Machine. With the help of MIA, the ship's floating mobile intelligent assistant, the adventurers race against time to repair the ship and return home before the spectacular impact of a historic asteroid.

Cast

* Sofian Oleniuk as Jason * Lola Rossignol-Arts as Lara *

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as Xev *

as the voice of MIA * Michel Perron as Glenn * Eric Davis as John * Melissa Carter as Vivian * Nathaniel Amranian as Brett * Michael Broderick as Police Officer

Release

On August 19, 2022,

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released Timescape theatrically in

in 44 theaters. In December 2022, the film made its Canadian VOD debut on the streaming platforms AppleTV, iTunes, Google Play, and Bell Fibe, and on the Bell TV platform. On March 23, 2023,

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released Timescape in

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on all major platforms that provide rental or purchase of feature films. The platforms included AppleTV, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime, and Vudu. The film was later available for streaming on Tubi in the United States. Timescape's worldwide theatrical box office, excluding Canada, is $834,406 as of August 11, 2023.

Reception

As of its first week in release, the film received positive reviews from critics. Province-wide Quebec publication

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gave it 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "A new classic" (Translated from French). Otaku no Culture gave it 4 out of 5 stars, concluding that "I can watch this movie repeatedly".

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credited Timescape with, "This is the real deal, with CGI special effects to rival the best in the biz”

Accolades

;Fantasia Film Festival 2022

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, id=9672824 2022 films 2020s adventure films 2022 science fiction films Canadian science fiction films 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films