Actress Hilary’s Swank’s new role as a Mars-bound astronaut looks simply out of this world. The star once again pushes herself to the limits in a drama demanding peak physical fitness.
But few will realise that Away – an autumn release on Netflix – was inspired by a tragedy which hit two real-life astronauts and left even gun-hardened Americans reeling.
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary plays Emma Green, an ex-Navy pilot in command of a three-year mission to Mars. Days after lift-off, her husband suffers a crippling stroke.
Away creator Andrew Hinderaker has told how he was inspired by real astronaut Scott Kelly, who was in space when a gunman shot his Congressman sister-in-law Gabby Giffords in the head.
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