Ash is a 2025 American science fiction horror film written by Jonni Remmler, and directed and scored by Flying Lotus. It stars Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, Beulah Koale, and Lotus. Its plot deals with an astronaut who awakens aboard a station on a strange planet with all her crew killed. Subject to amnesia and paranoia, she cannot determine whether to trust a man who claims he knows her and was sent to rescue her.
Ash had its world premiere at the SXSW on March 11, 2025, and was released on March 21, 2025. The film has grossed $1.1 million and received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise aimed towards the performances, atmosphere, and visuals, as well as Lotus's direction and score.
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Riya wakes up aboard a scientific research station on a distant, barren planet with no recollection of how she got there. While exploring the station, she suffers nightmarish flashbacks and finds several corpses. She encounters a man named Brion, who claims to be a companion responding to her distress call. An investigation reveals that Riya, Brion, and the deceased crew—command officer Adhi, Riya's boyfriend Kevin, Clarke, and Davis—were part of several expeditions to discover new habitable planets. The planet they are currently on, designated K.O.I-442 (nicknamed "Ash"), is Earth's last hope for success. While the crew inhabited the planetside station, Brion stayed on a second station in orbit to maintain contact with Earth and monitor the crew's progress.
