Race to Mars

TV Mini Series
2007–
45m

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In the year 2030, the race to be the first to reach the Red Planet is on - and China is leading the way. China has stunned the world by leapfrogging over America's long-term plans and has la... Read allIn the year 2030, the race to be the first to reach the Red Planet is on - and China is leading the way. China has stunned the world by leapfrogging over America's long-term plans and has landed a series of advanced rovers and robotic landers in their quest to make the most impor... Read allIn the year 2030, the race to be the first to reach the Red Planet is on - and China is leading the way. China has stunned the world by leapfrogging over America's long-term plans and has landed a series of advanced rovers and robotic landers in their quest to make the most important discovery in history - extraterrestrial life on Mars. Once again, America and its par... Read all

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Michael Riley

Rick Erwin

Lothaire Bluteau

Antoine Hébert

Pascale Bussières

Jackie Decelles

Frank Schorpion

Mikhail Cerenkov

Claudia Ferri

Lucia Alarcon

Kevan Ohtsji

Hiromi Okuda

Ron Lea

Max 'Bull' Haber

Francis X. McCarthy

Glenn Hartwell

Macha Grenon

Lynn Erwin

Robert Naylor

Adam Erwin

Vlasta Vrana

Space Agency Narrator

David Rigby

Rick Erwin's Father

Stephen Shellen

Mission Controller

Elisa Bourreau

Lucia Alarcon

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8/10

A pleasant space voyage surprise

This was an unexpectedly realistic treatment of the first manned voyage to Mars. It is far from scientifically accurate in every respect, but it scores more points for realism than films with 10 times its budget.

The story is a bit slow, but then again, that would be reflective of the pacing on a real voyage to Mars lasting years. The computer graphics were at times so convincing that it is easy to buy into them, especially the EVA scenes.

I found the acting more than adequate; they were convincing enough for me to care about their characters. That's more than I can say about many films.

The title is a bit of a deception. This is not a "race" to Mars rather than a slow sailing boat voyage with plenty of time for reflection. Eight stars out of ten.