THE LAST DAYS ON MARS

On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery -- fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not yet dead. As the group begins to fall apart it seems their only hope is the imminent arrival of the relief ship Aurora.

The first 15 minutes of this film are pretty good. The music by Max Richter is wonderfully evocative. There’s a nice sense of atmosphere. You can watch the rest of the film too if you want but you are on your own after that.