The story follow a mother and her son. The mother will become a renowned artist and healer, and the son will grow into his own as a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence. In the present, a young journalist will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths.
23 September 1952
4 June 1986, Madrid, Spain
21 February 1983, Paris, France
25 May 1976, Douglas, Cork, Ireland
24 February 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
26 June 1964, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
21 August 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
March 01, 2016
Aloft can sometimes be too slow-paced and enigmatic for its own good, the presence of these two actors helps to elevate Llosa's film to a higher level of cinematic prowess.
June 11, 2015
Llosa's film pushes its enigmatic and quietly brooding qualities to the point that it's inaccessible, despite some mildly intriguing spiritual story elements and skilled performances ...
June 11, 2015
The majority of the film strives for ethereal lyricism but the melodrama of these lives never proves strong enough to anchor any real emotional connection.
July 10, 2015
Just when you're ready for "Aloft" to take wing, it ends.
June 05, 2015
Some movies practically dare you to give up. "Aloft" is a beautifully shot, frustratingly vague and deeply ponderous mystery/spiritual journey about terminally unhappy souls.
November 05, 2015
It's bleak and beautiful at the same time.
November 05, 2015
An atmospheric but vague movie that functions like a therapy session, counseling acceptance and forgiveness via a storyline that seems pinched and forced in relation to the wide open spaces of the images.
November 12, 2015
A sad and dreamy drama with many New Age touches and a fondness for lingering over barren tundra that stands as a metaphor for its sense of loss.
February 25, 2016
Aloft keeps us at a distance -- a problem for a film about spirituality that gives little critique or insight into the mythical healing process it is about.
August 24, 2015
For much of the film, the audience is busy connecting dots between the two storylines to figure out what happened between mother and son. But the lines that get drawn are unsatisfying.
July 02, 2015
Connelly, with her signature brand of serene toughness, does tragedy very well, but she doesn't really have a character to play here; just an endless series of tight close-ups and troubled expressions.
June 04, 2015
The truth is elusive, and so is Aloft. Maybe viewers will figure it out cleaner than this reviewer did. And maybe the best answers aren't served on platters.
