The Visitor from the Future – Fantasia 2023

A ragtag group of time travellers try to protect the Earth from nuclear disaster in The Visitor from the Future. Gilbert Alibert (Arnaud Ducret) is on the verge of signing a deal to take over the Axomako Nuclear Plant, much to the protest of his environmentalist daughter Alice (Enya Baroux). Breaking into her father's house to steal his computer, Alice is surprised that a Visitor from the Future (Florent Dorin) has beaten her to it. Following the arrival of Time Patrol agents Mattéo (Mathieu Poggi), Louise (Audrey Pirault), and Victor (Victor), Gilbert and Alice find themselves taken back to the future where they learn from fellow resistance members Dr. Henry Castafolte (Slimane-Baptiste Berhoun) and Raph (Raphaël Descraques) the reasons why they are trying to change the past.

The Visitor from the Future Synopsis

The Visitor from the Future is a sci-fi comedy co-written and directed by François Descraques, based on the 2009-2014 French TV series of the same name. In the future world of the film, Earth has been decimated by a nuclear meltdown, which has plagued the planet with zombies and a toxic cloud that threatens to wipe out the remainder of humanity. A small band of time travellers are trying to stop this from happening, but they have to contend with the Time Patrol led by Constance (Lénie Cherino), who wants events to proceed with no interference.

My Thoughts on The Visitor from the Future

The Visitor from the Future is a film that has some money behind it, with some pretty impressive special effects. However, audiences might be bogged down by the many holes in the plot. However, ultimately The Visitor from the Future seems more interested in being an entertaining sci-fi comedy than concerning itself too much with the rules of time travel, including the weird paradox that only those directly involved with changing the past will remember it in the future.

Trailer for The Visitor from the Future – Fantasia 2023