Serenity (film)
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| Directed by | Joss Whedon |
| Produced by | Barry Mendel |
| Written by | Joss Whedon |
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| Music by | David Newman |
| Cinematography | Jack Green |
| Edited by | Lisa Lassek |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $39 million |
| Box office | $38.9–40.1 million |
Serenity is a 2005 American space Western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of Whedon's short-lived 2002 Fox television series Firefly and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2517, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing Independent side against the Alliance. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.
The film stars Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It was released in North America on September 30, 2005, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews and won several awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the Prometheus Special Award and the Nebula Award for Best Script, but underperformed at the box office.
In the 26th century, humanity has left an overpopulated Earth to colonize a new solar system. The central planets formed the Alliance and won a war against the outer planet Independents—those refusing to join the Alliance. River Tam (Summer Glau) is coercively conditioned by Alliance scientists into a psychic assassin. She is rescued by her brother Simon (Sean Maher). During her training, River inadvertently read the minds of several officers and learned top government secrets. Consequently, a top Alliance agent known only as the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is tasked with recapturing her.
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