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A crew working the Earth-Mars shipping route has to change course after a ship malfunction. When the ship lands on the remote asteroid colony Somnus, the colony is inhabited by a mysterious and sinister cult.
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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 09/27/2016
2/5
The problem is that the film has no clear idea of its identity or course. In cinema, as in space, that can be fatal. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews 09/22/2016
3/10
seems to borrow a lot and not give very much in return Go to Full Review
Edward Douglas Film Journal International 09/07/2016
Chris Reading's attempt at a lower-budget space thriller suffers as much from its lack of originality as it does from its weak cast and script. Go to Full Review
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Test T @TestTest1 10/01/2023 Well, it's difficult to know what to say about this. It's very artistic! It's like looking at an abstract painting where the viewer has to make sense of what they are experiencing. There's lots of space shots, odd noises, a computerised narrator, not much story, and no charisma. I did not like it. I found it dull and uninteresting and I struggled to watch it. See more 01/27/2020 This film seems to have been made by an amateur director. The actors weren't great but I feel like they were being guided in their actions. The camerawork was alright. The story was poorly written. The directorial decisions were crap. I will certainly look for Chris Reading listed as director and avoid those movies in the future. It's just not your calling man. The plot makes little sense. There's actually no protagonist in the story. Not at all. That's not how you write. I noticed he likes to write and direct his own movies. Probably because no one would buy one of his scripts or hire him as a director. You have to start somewhere but if you start like this you have to end somewhere soon. See more 11/17/2018 Slow, plodding,no suspense. Wondered where it was going and it never got there. See more 06/13/2017 Could not figure out a way to give this a negative rating. To quote Calculan from Futurama "So bad it gave me cancer". The plot and dialogue went nowhere after the scientist on the train hooked me into wanting to find out what the incomprehensible scribble in the notebook was all about. Spoiler!! the mindless dribble was the sreenplay. See more 04/27/2017 20 minutes into it, kept fast forwarding it in the hope of something.........anything.....NOPE! See more 03/04/2017 What a poor film. I will never get that part of my life back See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A crew working the Earth-Mars shipping route has to change course after a ship malfunction. When the ship lands on the remote asteroid colony Somnus, the colony is inhabited by a mysterious and sinister cult.
Director
Chris Reading
Screenwriter
Russell Owen, Chris Reading
Production Co
Epic Pictures
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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