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BBFC Ratingf-rated FilmFILM CARD PREVIEW: THE FARTHEST

CertificatePG
Year2017
GenreDocumentary
Director(s)EMER REYNOLDS
CountryIreland
Running Time2HR 1MINS
Extra InfoExclusive preview for QFT Film Card holders
SeasonMain Programme

QFT presents an exclusive Film Card holders preview of Emer Reynolds’ enthralling documentary detailing NASA’s ambitious Voyager program.

12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space. It is the first human-made object ever to do so. Slowly dying within its heart is a plutonium generator that will beat for perhaps another decade before the lights on Voyager finally go out. But this little craft will travel on for millions of years, carrying a Golden Record bearing recordings and images of life on Earth. In all likelihood Voyager will outlive humanity and all our creations. It could be the only thing to mark our existence. Perhaps someday an alien will find it and wonder.

The story of Voyager is an epic of human achievement, personal drama and almost miraculous success. Launched 16 days apart in Autumn 1977, the twin Voyager space probes have defied all the odds, survived countless near misses and almost 40 years later continue to beam revolutionary information across unimaginable distances. With less computing power than a modern hearing aid, they have unlocked the stunning secrets of our Solar System on a journey as revolutionary as the first circumnavigation of the globe and mankind's first footprint on the moon.

In this powerful, poetic and cinematic feature documentary, The Farthest celebrates these magnificent machines, the men and women who built them and the vision that propelled them farther than anyone could ever have hoped. Launched from a fractious planet, these pioneers sail on serenely in the darkness - an enduring testament to the ingenuity of mankind and the untapped limits of the human imagination.

Tickets exclusive to Film Card holders (plus a guest): £4 each

The Farthest opens at QFT on Fri 1 Sept.



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