This is a low budget film with low budget sets and a low budget cast. There is little that many modern audiences would consider to be 'action' and very little in the way of special effects. However .......
A cross between 'Contact' and '2001' starts with mysterious messages from space. A lone astronaut, Commander Nelson, is dispatched to investigate, accompanied by a couple of talking computers, and the film is then devoted to Nelson's adventures and the relationship between him, his superiors and his wife who are all increasingly far away.
Nelson travels to the moons of Saturn, then those of Neptune and on to the dwarf planet, Eris. he makes earth shaking discoveries which test his obedience to his superiors. Separated by interplanetary distances and years, he and his wife struggle to keep their marriage alive.
Nelson is faced with making decisions about his mission and his marriage. Should he obey orders or take control of the mission himself ? What should he do about the wife who has stood by him through the years of separation ?
It's not a great film but it is an interesting one. Some thought-provoking issues are raised and, in the end, it leaves viewers to wonder what decisions they would make.
A cross between 'Contact' and '2001' starts with mysterious messages from space. A lone astronaut, Commander Nelson, is dispatched to investigate, accompanied by a couple of talking computers, and the film is then devoted to Nelson's adventures and the relationship between him, his superiors and his wife who are all increasingly far away.
Nelson travels to the moons of Saturn, then those of Neptune and on to the dwarf planet, Eris. he makes earth shaking discoveries which test his obedience to his superiors. Separated by interplanetary distances and years, he and his wife struggle to keep their marriage alive.
Nelson is faced with making decisions about his mission and his marriage. Should he obey orders or take control of the mission himself ? What should he do about the wife who has stood by him through the years of separation ?
It's not a great film but it is an interesting one. Some thought-provoking issues are raised and, in the end, it leaves viewers to wonder what decisions they would make.