You’re not interested in the European Football Championship, or at least not this weekend? Then we have a recommendation for you: On Saturday there are three exciting sci-fi films on TV one after the other, which provide exciting entertainment from start to finish. Riddick starts, then Gattaca and District 9 concludes. If that’s not something!
Saturday on TV: This is what Riddick – Chronicles of a Warrior is about
Riddick (Vin Diesel) is still in trouble five years after the events of Pitch Black. on the run and gets caught up in the chaos of an intergalactic warAmong other things, he has to deal with the Lord Marshal (Colm Feore) and his Necromonger troops, who want to subjugate the universe. In the process, he learns a lot about himself and his origins.
Instead of the European Championship: What happens in Gattaca, the second sci-fi film of the marathon?
Gattaca tells of a sleek, dystopian future where everything revolves around the ideal genesOnly a few people have children in the traditional way, everyone else is optimized. Although discrimination against “invalids” is actually forbidden, they are denied the best jobs. In the middle of all this, Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke), who is not genetically perfect, tries to become an astronaut anyway and runs the great risk of his fraud being discovered.
Gattaca – Trailer (English)
This is the story of District 9, the best sci-fi film of the marathon
District 9 turns the dystopian screw even further and strands insectoid aliens on Earth. From now on, they have to eke out their existence in a kind of refugee camp and are harassed by the government, its troops and gangs. When the aliens are to be resettled, a human (Sharlto Copley) comes into contact with a liquid that slowly becoming an alien himself. Which makes him a desirable target, because in order to use the alien weapons, you need their DNA.
District 9 – Trailer (German)
While Riddick starts off relatively simple and action-packed, Gattaca and District 9 bring out the heavy sci-fi guns. Both throw philosophical and moral questions that are debated here in a very unique wayDistrict 9 in particular is not afraid to put its finger in the gaping wound and to sprinkle a lot of salt on it.
TV or stream: When and where will Riddick, Gattaca and District 9 be shown?
If you would rather get the full sci-fi fix on Saturday instead of the European Football Championship, you have from 20:15 on ZDFneo the opportunity to do so. Gattaca starts at 10 p.m. and District 9 at 11:40 p.m. The last two films will be repeated on the same night.
Of course, you can also enjoy the fun online. Riddick is available on Netflix as a subscriptionGattaca and District 9, for example, are available on Magenta TV at no additional cost, but can also be rented and purchased from the usual on-demand suspects such as Apple TV or Amazon.
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