A Million Miles Away

  • Drama
  • History
9/8/2023
122
PG

It takes more than a dream to reach the stars.

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.

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  • Victoria@alai.com

    Incredible movie on so many levels. Almost anyone can relate to starting wherever you are in life and daring to dream of achieving your deepest underlying desire. This movie shows how often these accomplishments happen in part due to an earlier generations' sacrifice and dream as well. The production, acting, story, graphics, and more were and are top shelf. Bravo to the astronaut who lived and wrote this inspiring story.

    September 16, 2023
  • Brent_Marchant

    As uplifting tales of inspiration and motivation, movies about underdogs and beating the odds have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially when based on true stories. And this latest Amazon Prime Video offering is yet another offering to come out of that genre. Writer-director Alejandra Márquez Abellas biopic about the life of José Hernández (Michael Peña), the first individual from a migrant farm worker background to go on to become a NASA astronaut, chronicles the impressive journey of a young Mexican-American from the agricultural fields of California to the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The film provides a comprehensive view of this unlikely heros life from his often-disrupted childhood to his career as a L...

    September 25, 2023

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