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Approaching the Unknown

5.320161h 30mRMovieThrillerDramaScience Fiction

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.

DirectorMark Elijah Rosenberg
WriterMark Elijah Rosenberg
ProducersMark Roberts·Josh Penn

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Mark Elijah Rosenberg

Mark Strong
Mark Strong
Captain William D. Stanaforth
Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson
Louis 'Skinny' Skinner (CapCom)
Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa Lathan
Captain Emily Maddox
Anders Danielsen Lie
Anders Danielsen Lie
Greenstreet
Charles Baker
Charles Baker
Captain Frank Worsely
Bettina Skye
Bettina Skye
Nasa Technician
Nancy Rubel
Nancy Rubel
Mission Control Technician (uncredited)
Joe James
Joe James
Security Guard

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