Red Planet is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Antony Hoffman, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Val Kilmer. It was released on November 6, 2000.
In A.D. 2045, the Planet Earth is in ecologic crisis as a consequence of pollution and overpopulation. Meanwhile, automated interplanetary missions have seeded Planet Mars with atmosphere-producing algae as the first stage in terraforming the planet. Twelve years later, when the oxygen quantity produ...
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Red Planet is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Antony Hoffman, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Val Kilmer. It was released on November 6, 2000.
In A.D. 2045, the Planet Earth is in ecologic crisis as a consequence of pollution and overpopulation. Meanwhile, automated interplanetary missions have seeded Planet Mars with atmosphere-producing algae as the first stage in terraforming the planet. Twelve years later, when the oxygen quantity produced by the algae is inexplicably reduced, the crew of Mars-1 must learn why, and continue the mission of terraforming the red planet for human colonization.
En route to Mars, the crew get to know one another through discussions about science, spirituality, and religion. Quinn Burchenal, the geneticist (Tom Sizemore), is an agnostic. Aging scientist and surgeon Bud Chantillas (Terence Stamp) is philosophical, having come to believe long ago that "science could not answer any of the really interesting questions." Mechanical systems engineer and ...
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