Arrival

A universe away from traditional alien invasion films, this is a cinematic paean to human life and to what keeps us connected to each other – communication, memory, love and loss. Professor of linguistics Dr Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is enlisted by the US government to decipher the language of extra-terrestrials who initiated fi rst contact. Global in scope and lyrical in form, the story is underpinned by the importance of translation; not only the direct challenge of decoding this new language, but also in the forging of cooperation between countries to prevent conflict.