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The Wandering Earth II (12A)
Directed by Frant Gwo
THIS is the prequel to one of China's highest grossing sci fi films which again centres on the Earth’s race for survival in the wake of an environmental doomsday scenario.
Within a hundred years the expanding sun will engulf the planet and to avoid Armageddon the world’s nations have to join forces to build powerful engines on the surface to propel the Earth to safety. How do they convince people to act now to help save generations yet to come?
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