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Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
The crushing silence of deep space becomes a psychological cage as a lone astronaut drifts toward a distant red planet. This quiet, meditative journey trades explosive action for the unsettling isolation of a man facing the infinite void alone.
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Mark Elijah Rosenberg
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Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, Charles Baker, Bettina Skye, Nancy Rubel, Joe James
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Approaching the Unknown
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Director
Mark Elijah Rosenberg
Cast
Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, Charles Baker, Bettina Skye, Nancy Rubel, Joe James
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