What is the story of Sunshine movie?

In the not-too-distant future, Earth’s dying sun spells the end for humanity. In a last-ditch effort to save the planet, a crew of eight men and women ventures into space with a device that could revive the star. However, an accident, a grave mistake and a distress beacon from a long-lost spaceship throw the crew and its desperate mission into a tailspin.
Sunshine/Film synopsis

Was the movie Sunshine Based on a true story?

SUNSHINE, a true story, based on the journals of a young wife and mother diagnosed with terminal cancer, was originally a Made-for-Television Docu-Drama and aired on CBS November 9th, 1973. It was the most watched Television Film in history and its emotional impact still resonates to this day.

What does the ending of sunshine mean?

Trey lives and dies by his calculations. Harvey is a self-serving man whose temperament is only ever a hindrance to the crew. Mace dies freezing to death to repair the Icarus II’s coolant, without which the ship would have burnt up. Trey is incapacitated from his guilt before his sudden death.

How old is the Sun in the movie Sunshine?

Considering that the movie is set only 50 years in the future, the sun seems to be dying several billion years prematurely, especially in a “hard” (i.e., quasi-plausible) science-fiction film.

Who is the director of the movie Sunshine?

Sunshine is a 1999 historical drama film directed by István Szabó and written by Israel Horovitz and Szabó.

How is the sun protected in the movie Sunshine?

As “Sunshine” opens, the “Icarus II” with seven astronauts on board is approaching Mercury, protected by a shield that protects it from solar incineration. Considering that the movie is set only 50 years in the future, the sun seems to be dying several billion years prematurely, especially in a “hard” (i.e., quasi-plausible) science-fiction film.

Is the movie Sunshine based on a true story?

Olympian Attila Petschauer was an inspiration to the film. Although the story is a work of fiction, the film draws inspiration from historic events. The Sonnenschein family’s liquor business was based on the Zwack family’s liquor brand Unicum. One of Fiennes’s three roles is based at least partly on Hungarian Olympian Attila Petschauer.