Novel Adaptation
Story of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang · 2002 → Film 2016
The Book
Goodreads
4.3/ 5
2002
The Film
Audience Score
No rating data
TMDB
2016116 min
Faithfulness to source82%
Highly faithful
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About the Book
A collection of award-winning science fiction stories, including Story of Your Life, about a linguist who learns to perceive time differently when communicating with aliens.
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About the Film
When mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, a linguist is recruited to communicate with the alien visitors and prevent global war.
Details
Genre
Sci-Fi
Source Type
Novel
Year Published
2002
Year Released
2016
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Runtime
116 min
Adaptation Type
Feature Film
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