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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

2012 · 91 min

A gritty, dogfight-heavy space war ride that feels like a pilot episode stretched into a movie, energetic but uneven.

Directed by: Jonas Pate
Genres: Science fiction, Tv movie, Action
Starring: Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Lili Bordán

Overview: The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. Disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter, his co-pilot also isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft as he has only a short time before he again becomes a civilian. Their cargo is a civilian scientist, but they no sooner leave than she has new orders for them and a new destination. Although she’s less than forthcoming about the details, Adama is keen—particularly as it involves going into Cylon controlled space. However, nothing is as it seems.

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Directed by: Jonas Pate
Genres: Science fiction, Tv movie, Action
Starring: Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Lili Bordán

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
identity
loyalty
deception
Places: space
military
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: science fiction, tv movie, action
Directed by: Jonas Pate
Written by: Michael Taylor
Starring: Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Lili Bordán, Jill Teed, John Pyper-Ferguson, Brian Markinson, Karen LeBlanc, Sebastian Spence
Music: Bear McCreary
Cinematography: Lukas Ettlin
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America, Canada
Languages: English

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