Last Sentinel (film)

Last Sentinel (also known as Last Contact in some territories) is a 2023 science fiction thriller film starring Kate Bosworth and Lucien Laviscount. It is directed by Tanel Toom and written by Malachi Smyth.

Premise
As sea-levels rose, humanity found itself ravaged by wars and confined to two last distant landmasses. Four soldiers keep watch on a remote military sea post. As their 2 years tour ends, no signs of the replacement team is seen while the platform state has deteriorated and resources diminished. With the arrival of an estranged empty vessel, the crew finally hopes for an escape while Sgt Hendrichs insists on keeping the sentinel mission on track. Investigating the ship leads to suspicions of foul play and mistrust with the platform.

Cast

 * Kate Bosworth as Cpl. Cassidy
 * Lucien Laviscount as Pvt. Sullivan
 * Martin McCann as Pvt. Baines
 * Thomas Kretschmann as Sgt. Hendrichs
 * Ben Pullen as Marine Sergeant
 * Karin Tammaru as Marine Corporal
 * Jan Erik Ehrenberg as Marine 1
 * Monica Tuvi as Marine 2

Production
The film is directed by Tanel Toom and written by Malachi Smyth. It is produced by Ben Pullen, Ivo Felt, Jorg Bundschuh, Pippa Cross and Matthew James Wilkinson.

Filming
Principal photography took place near Tallinn, Estonia and was completed by October 2021. Filming locations also included the Maunsell Forts off the coast of Kent in south-east England.

Release
The film was released on 24 March 2023.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Last Contact holds an approval rating of 33% from 18 reviews.

Elisabeth Vincentelli in The New York Times described it as "slow-going but fascinating" and that the setting in an isolated, self-contained locale allows the viewer to "witness the mission’s drudgery and the paranoia slowly taking over the crew (which includes Kate Bosworth as the lone woman onboard)."