Sad Astra

The rise of moody, depressed spaceman films

A man in a spacesuit mournfully gazes out into the abyss. Breathing raggedly in his helmet, he manoeuvres his way through the dark unknown: morose, calm, determined. Welcome to the contemporary space movie – a parade of Sad Space Men, emotionally repressed and lonely, hurtling further and further away from the familiar as they embark on their noble…

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