IN Oblivion, the future earth has become a place beyond recognition after an alien attack. The year is 2077 and the only two people on this devastated and uninhabitable planet are security repairman Jack Harper (Tom Cruise), and his colleague Vika (Andrea Riseborough) – left behind to oversee the extraction of earth’s vital resources before the planet is abandoned for good. In the words of Harper’s character, the two make up the mop-up crew.

Then, an astronaut (Julia, portrayed by Olga Kurylenko) crashlands on earth after many years of sleep in space. Her arrival impacts Cruise’s character. In an interview transcript provided by film distributor, UIP Malaysia, Kurylenko said: “My character brings more questions than answers!”