2025 | Directed by Bong Joon Ho | United States and South Korea | 137 minutes | English
In Mickey 17, based on the 2022 novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, Robert Pattinson portrays Mickey Barnes, an "Expendable" crew member on a mission to colonize the icy planet Niflheim. Tasked with performing perilous duties, Mickey is cloned upon each death to continue his work. When Mickey 17 is presumed dead, a Mickey 18 is born and then confronted by his returning predecessor. Both versions must navigate their coexistence while battling the oppressive hierarchy of the colony.
Series sponsored by Yale Council on East Asian Studies, Yale Film Society, Whitney Humanities Center, Yale School of Art, and Yale Film and Media Studies
