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Acting
Karen Allen anchors the chaos with warm, doomed optimism.
Writing
Dialogue pulled from actual NASA transcripts. Chillingly verbatim.
Direction
Jordan lets silences scream louder than explosions.

Director
Glenn Jordan
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