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A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.
- Awards
- 1 win
Whit K. Lee
- Featured in Civilian Astronaut Footage
- (as a different name)
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Did you know
- TriviaWorsley (Charles Baker) and Greenstreet (Anders Danielsen Lie) (the crew of the refuelling station) are both named after members of the crew of Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917. They were the Captain and First Officer respectively, as they are in this film.
- GoofsThroughout the film, when Captain William Stanaforth communicates with Earth by, there is no delay in receiving a reply. The farther from Earth he is the delay would increase to many minutes between sending a signal and receiving a reply.
- Quotes
William D. Stanaforth: Our bodies are more space than matter. There's an unfathomable distance between each atom, each particle. What keeps us solid? Why don't we dissolve?
- ConnectionsReferenced in It Takes Two: Sol Brothers (2021)
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If you are looking for a typical Hollywood Mars movie this isn't it. Film's story and its main focus is inside the mind of the main character and the struggle he is facing on his journey to Mars, as opposed to more straightforward action in a 3-piece act. It may also come across as pessimistic as it deals with questions of fate and what life can bring on a one way journey, as life really is, into the unknown; Mars, future, afterlife etc. It isn't satisfying in sense that it brings you a "proper" conclusion to the story, but rather makes you wonder, which can easily turn into dissatisfaction that you were cheated as you waited for the story to bring something forth, instead it leaves you wondering. I applaud the risk the story took to delve into the mind of an engineer and how it handled it. I also applaud Mark Strong for his captivating performance. I don't recommend this to everyone, but to those who don't mind to be left with an unfinished story, come to the conclusion on your own, or keep searching.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,232
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,476
- Jun 5, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $10,232
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was Approaching the Unknown (2016) officially released in Canada in English?
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