Asternauts

2012

Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi

2
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 153 153

Plot summary

Life is pretty dull for farmer Earl and his brother Joel: Wake up, feed the cows, and sit on the porch until it's time to turn in. Until one night when a mysterious object from outer space crash-lands in their pasture killing their best bull and milking cow.

Director

Marta Alicia Masferrer Photo
Marta Alicia Masferrer

Top cast

Zenon Zeleniuch Photo
Zenon Zeleniuch as Earl
Wray Crawford Photo
Wray Crawford as Joel
Tina Balthazar Photo
Tina Balthazar as Agent Pitt
Melissa D. Brown Photo
Melissa D. Brown as Agent Carlyle
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154.22 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
12 hr 16 min
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286.23 MB
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English 2.0
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12 hr 16 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by emwee609 6 / 10

A short film that feels big

We're fortunate to have incredible short films like Asternauts available at our fingertips in today's internet era. Asternauts is an award-winning production that delivers a lot in just 15 minutes. The story follows two brothers living on their remote small-town farm. One firmly believes in the existence of aliens, while the other is a skeptic. One night, their worldviews are shaken by the arrival of an unexpected object from space that crash-lands in their field, followed by a visit from mysterious women in black.The two actors shine in their roles as middle-aged, single brothers who've never left their small town and whose lives revolve around their farm and cattle. I'm not sure what the budget for this short film was, but it likely wasn't much. Yet, Asternauts doesn't feel like a low-budget film at all. From the very first scene, it felt like a clip from a full-length sci-fi movie with a bigger budget and professional cast.What stands out is how much they've packed into 15 minutes. Within the first few minutes, we learn everything we need to understand the story: the differences between the brothers, their hobbies, their views on life, and the daily routines that define them-all of which builds the tension between them. When the extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime event unfolds, it leads to a mind-blowing realization that not only changes their lives but also brings them closer together.I'd highly recommend Asternauts to anyone who enjoys short films, especially those with a touch of sci-fi, comedy and emotional depth.
Reviewed by johannesaquila 8 / 10

Low-key comedic and philosophical sci-fi short film

Earl and Joel are living on their farm together. Joel's unusual hobby, interstellar subspace amateur radio, leads to some tensions between the two brothers as well as to important consequences for Earth. Or does it?Maybe the point of this science fiction short film is its pointlessness. Or maybe it isn't, and more is going on than Earl and Joel realize? Are the brothers too gullible? Should they have pressed their compensation claim with the NC-lala agents who claimed not to have received relevant training?This short film reminds me of mid-20th century American science fiction short stories. Like this film, they were often centered more on how future technology might affect ordinary humans than on the technology itself or on porting traditional adventure stories to a future context.
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