In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined planet. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission - one that pits him against Elysium's Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces - but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.
TRISTAR PICTURES presents a QED INTERNATIONAL and MEDIA RIGHTS CAPITAL production "ELYSIUM"
MATT DAMON JODIE FOSTER
SHARLTO COPLEY WAGNER MOURA ALICE BRAGA
CARLY POPE DIEGO LUNA and WILLIAM FICHTNER
Music by RYAN AMON
Cinematography by TRENT OPALOCH
Film editing by JULIAN CLARKE
Production design by PHILIP IVEY
Produced by SIMON KINBERG
Written and directed by NEILL BLOMKAMP