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Prospect (2018)

Prospect poster
Directed by
Zeek Earl, Chris Caldwell
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 989 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl and her father land on a poisonous forest moon to mine valuable gems. They face betrayals, dangers, and conflicts with mercenaries and rival prospectors.

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What happens

Prospect is a 2018 American science fiction film that stars Pedro Pascal, Sophie Thatcher in her feature film debut, and Jay Duplass. The film, written and directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, features a teenage girl named Cee (Thatcher) and her father Damon (Duplass) who land on a poisonous forest moon to mine for valuable gems. A series of betrayals, alliances, and conflicts with mercenaries and rival prospectors make their quest increasingly perilous. The film premiered on March 5, 2018 at the South by Southwest Film Festival. The company Gunpowder & Sky, under their science fiction-oriented label Dust, released the film in Regal Cinemas theaters on November 2, 2018, and on video-on-demand and home media on March 8, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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