In April 1970, NASA faced the greatest crisis in its history; three astronauts stranded halfway to the moon on a spacecraft that had suffered a catastrophic explosion. What unfolded over the next four days was a rescue mission like no other; a knife-edge, life-or-death drama, broadcast in real-time to the watching world.
This iconic story is told with rare access to the complete audio recordings of the Apollo 13 mission, never-before-seen film from the NASA archives, and interviews with the crew, their families and the team at ground control. The approach immerses the audience in the unfolding drama of one of the great survival stories in human history.
"Some stories are worth retelling, particularly when they are as well told as this... a white-knuckle viewing experience.”
Screen Daily - Wendy Ide
“Immersive and exhilarating… keeps us right on the edge of our seats, often gasping for breath”
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Shadows on the Wall, Rich Cline
“Fascinating… a real, rare and breathtaking tale of survival and ingenuity, clearly and painstakingly told”
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The Guardian, Adrian Horton
“Remarkable… an impressive achievement in the documentary art form and one that instantly becomes the new gold standard of Apollo 13 accounts”
Space.com
Apollo Thirteen: Survival premiered at CPH:DOX 2024
Watch on Netflix.
Directed by PETER MIDDLETON
Produced by Clive Paterson and Hugh Davies
Co-produced by Peter Middleton
Associate produced by Matt Houghton and James Spinney
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY
An INSIGHT FILMS production in association with FEE FIE FOE
2024 | 96mins