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The Last Days on Mars (2013)
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.
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On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.
Rating:R
Genre:Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
Written By:Clive Dawson
In Theaters:12/6/2013
Box Office:$24,084
Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:BFI, Qwerty Films, Fantastic Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Focus Features, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Prescience Film Fund, Universal Pictures
Cast
Ruairi Robinson
Director
Liev Schreiber
Vincent Campbell
Elias Koteas
Charles Brunel
Romola Garai
Rebecca Lane
Olivia Williams
Kim Aldrich
Johnny Harris
Robert Irwin
Goran Kostić
Marko Petrovic
Tom Cullen
Richard Harrington
Yusra Warsama
Lauren Dalby
Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Flight Commander Ellis
Lewis Macleod
Infected Voices (voice)
Paul Warren
Infected Marko (uncredited)
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