Cast
Pierre Jolivet 
Jean Bouise Jean Reno Fritz Wepper Christiane Krüger Maurice Lamy
Credits
Written by: 
Luc Besson
Plot
In a ruined desert world where nobody can speak, a lone man builds a flying machine and tries to survive among violent gangs and one doctor hiding in a hospital, in a black-and-white film without dialogue.
Sinekatalog’s take
A striking, wordless debut full of invention.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (7,145 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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