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The film follows Ronan Farrow's investigation for the New Yorker into the Pegasus spy technology. It's a hot topic and something that interests me, so I decided to see it. However, I write this review with the feeling that my time would have been better spent if I had just read the article instead of watching the whole picture.

On the plus side, it does serve to recall some recent espionage scandals (albeit mostly just mentioned) and effectively raises the question 'Do you think it's posible to have a world where such a thing exists and it's used responsibly?' The Catalan example makes you ponder that.

On the downside, I think this piece lacks the virtues of a good didactic documentary. It is rather a TV product: it focuses on selling Ronan to the public and doesn't dig deep enough into the subject. I missed more information on how Elies or Citizen Lab manage to uncover the infiltrations and also more on other espionage cases. I was hesitating whether to give it a 5 or a 4. After reading other reviews I gave it a 4.

Zac Efron is a young traveller looking to better his luck by working in a compound in the middle of nowhere. He arrives at a desolate railway stop to meet Anthony Hayes, the man who will drive him across the desert to his desired destination. An engine failure during the journey becomes a stroke of luck as it allows Zac to find a huge gold nugget but, unable to extract it, they decide to split up, with the protagonist guarding the location while Anthony returns with an excavator. Our hero will have to survive in the desert for around five days. He'll have to build a shelter, manage food and water, and watch out for unfriendly visitors... Will he make it?

The setting depicts a near future in which global warming and scarcity have had an impact on the planet. The shots are amazing and effectively transport you to this sweltering, inhabited environment. The acting is good (I especially liked Anthony's role) and, as for the story, I liked the way it combined a survival experience with a moral tale. The film has few dialogues, although you shouldn't ignore them because what someone asks for can say you a lot about his personality.