Per Aspera Ad Astra

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Per Aspera Ad Astra

Mar 2026

1h 51m

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In the near future, a virtual dream system known as "Sweet Dreams LM" is launched, allowing people to step into fully customized dream worlds and effortlessly live out their fantasies. A crisis triggered by the dreams quietly begins to emerge. Sweet Dreams LM Administrator Xu Tianbiao (played by Dylan Wang) must awaken Captain Li Simeng (played by Victoria Song) to rescue everyone trapped inside the dreams. Teaming up, the two dive into layered dreamscapes, and an imaginative, mind-bending dream adventure unfolds.

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Mike BC

But Why Tho?

Jun 24

8/10

Per Aspera Ad Astra uses satire and self-deprecating humor to mask its true identity as a futuristic tale with a real message about the way that we interact with the technology around us, designed to make our lives better.

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Sarah Manvel

Movies We Texted About

Apr 21

A super fun thrill ride about the importance of people over machines.

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Whang Yee Ling

The Straits Times (Singapore)

Apr 13

3/5

This zippy odyssey of mind-melding maximalism is the ultimate trip.

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space (Substack)

Mar 13

4/5

[A] crowning work of the Chinese film industry’s special effects sector; every new dreamworld is an intricately detailed masterpiece of someone’s imagination, and a wonder to behold.

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Ricardo D

@RT43154676 6d

O roteiro parte de uma idéia atual sobre o uso da IA e os riscos de uma rebelião contra humanos. O projeto lembra filmes como Passageiros, 2001 uma Odisséia no espaço. Coringa e A Origem. Portanto, não é uma premissã original, mas a forma que foi trabalhada é bem divertida. Tem muito uso de efeitos e nem todos são bons, mas mesmo assim vale a pena.

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Snbl Z

@RT22773809 Jun 27

It was a good, if unoriginal, premise with great actors who were barely put to use. The gratuitous CGI overshadows the plot, which I feel is a deliberate ploy to overwhelm and distract the viewer from it's many plot holes. I sincerely wish stories villianising AI would at least be written intelligently to be believable, instead of relying solely on suspension of disbelief to enjoy the show. You do need the sci in sci-fi. Else it's just this sort of brain dead recycled popcorn, or the much more lame MI storyline (this was a little bit better executed than that, but not by much). The CGI was overkill imo. But then again, I'm probably not the intended audience (it's clearly gen alpha). I will call out that I enjoyed the nod to Marvel's Loki-esque ending - iykyk.

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Steven S.

@sPdMoN Jun 24

Thought it was great, a fun ride thru space and fantasy

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Jon D

@RT54138985 Jun 24

This movie is ok for teens - lots of motion and bright colors. lost interest about half way through - had to abort.

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Fancy D

@Fancylot Jun 24

The right amount of action, fun, complicated over the top plot! Dylan W. and Victoria S. were perfect. If you like movies like Inception, Enders game or ready player one you should enjoy this movie.

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JJ L

@JoJoLo26 Jun 23

The main character’s histrionic performance is rather annoying and makes it hard to keep my interest in the movie. Makes him look like the female is the only adult on the ship! Great setup nevertheless. Teenage entertainment

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Synopsis

In the near future, a virtual dream system known as "Sweet Dreams LM" is launched, allowing people to step into fully customized dream worlds and effortlessly live out their fantasies. A crisis triggered by the dreams quietly begins to emerge. Sweet Dreams LM Administrator Xu Tianbiao (played by Dylan Wang) must awaken Captain Li Simeng (played by Victoria Song) to rescue everyone trapped inside the dreams. Teaming up, the two dive into layered dreamscapes, and an imaginative, mind-bending dream adventure unfolds.

Director: Han Yan
Producer: Ruoqing Fu
Screenwriter: Han Yan, Channing Huang, Gao Lu, Dalin Liu, Chen Xu, Peisi Ma
Distributor: CMC Pictures
Production Co: Lian Ray Pictures, HG Entertainment
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 51m