2021 · sci-fi · action
Space Sweepers
Directed by Jo Sung-hee2h 16m2021
When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.
Our read: Space Sweepers (2021) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded sci-fi · action entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured sci-fi / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- kinetic
- intense
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“You want a ragtag Korean space opera with heart, spectacle, and found-family warmth.”
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