Brit Marling holds a unique style in her writings and films where she successfully merges science fiction with philosophical metaphysics. Another Earth, one of Marling’s earlier works, centers around Rhoda who comes to face herself and the regrets which have broken her. An inevitable chance encounter further fuels her self-destructive compulsion to make right the wrongs which cannot be undone. One unforgivable act leads to another despite her well-intentioned motives. Yet her misguided attempts at healing her broken heart and that of another just may inadvertently lead to something resembling redemption, all while another Earth and Moon mirroring our own appears in the clear night sky.
A complicated and compelling film which keeps you glued to the screen, even though it feels as if you are watching a car wreck where you hope everyone might somehow miraculously come out unscathed. If you are not a fan of poetically beautiful tragedies about the unpredictability of life, the universe, and everything, then this film verily may be not for you.