DVD REVIEW: APPROACHING THE UNKNOWN
10/08/2016

OVERVIEW:  Mark Strong (Kingsman: The Secret Service) faces the cold vastness of space in the thrilling sci-fi drama APPROACHING THE UNKNOWN, arriving on DVD October 11, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

SYNOPSIS: Written and directed by Mark Elijah Rosenberg, winner of the Sundance Institute/NHK Award (2014), APPROACHING THE UNKNOWN follows Captain William D. Stanaforth (Strong) as he embarks on a one-way solo mission, taking humanity’s first steps toward colonizing Mars. Although the entire world is watching him, he is completely alone in a dark and distant sea of stars. Stanaforth rockets bravely through space facing insurmountable odds, but as the journey takes a toll on his life-sustaining systems, he is forced to make impossible choices that threaten his sanity, mission and very existence. The film also stars Luke Wilson (Concussion), Sanaa Lathan (Now You See Me 2), Anders Danielsen Lie (Oslo, August 31st) and Charles Baker (“Breaking Bad”).

DVD: The film is presented in widescreen in a 2.39:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English  subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.39:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles - English, French, Spanish and Portuguese

SPECIAL FEATURES:

DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.

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