Generally, I'm not a big fan of indie movies -- they are very hit or miss. This one is definitely a hit. It's mislabeled as a documentary when it's a documentary-style work of fiction. But -- it's a brilliant work of fiction.
It's presented in such a way that when you leave, you want to look up what happened to the Apollo 18 mission and how could a scandal like this have been swept under the rug. Even knowing that it was fiction, it was easy to suspend disbelief and just go with it.
This movie tells the story of why 2 (of 3) astronauts died after returning from a trip to the moon after their pod crashed in a desert, rather than in the Pacific. There were conflicting theories on what happened, and both sides are presented in this movie, allowing the viewer to decide which they believe.
I really hope that The Landing becomes available on a streaming service or on DVD. It would be a great shame to have a quality movie like this be relegated to a few festivals and then obscurity.
It's presented in such a way that when you leave, you want to look up what happened to the Apollo 18 mission and how could a scandal like this have been swept under the rug. Even knowing that it was fiction, it was easy to suspend disbelief and just go with it.
This movie tells the story of why 2 (of 3) astronauts died after returning from a trip to the moon after their pod crashed in a desert, rather than in the Pacific. There were conflicting theories on what happened, and both sides are presented in this movie, allowing the viewer to decide which they believe.
I really hope that The Landing becomes available on a streaming service or on DVD. It would be a great shame to have a quality movie like this be relegated to a few festivals and then obscurity.