Genre: Action, Adventure, Disaster, Suspense
Tagline: The only way out is up
Plot: When cargo plane pilot Frank Towns and co-pilot AJ are sent to the Tan sag Basin in Mongolia to evacuate the staff of an oil exploration operation that has been shut down, they have no idea that this "routine" operation will result in a life-and-death struggle – and an incredible rebirth.Shortly after take-off, while flying across the Gobi Desert, the plane encounters a massive sand storm that rips off its antenna and destroys its left engine. As sand and gravel roar against the fuselage, the plane falters and Towns is forced to crash land in the middle of the world’s most foreboding desert – in the middle of July. The plane is damaged beyond repair, and the surviving eleven passengers and crew are stranded with little food and water. As accusations fly and tensions mount, their situation becomes increasingly desperate. An eccentric, mysterious man named Elliott – a last-minute addition to the passenger list – offers hope by suggesting that they build a new plane, to be named the Phoenix, from the undamaged components of the wrecked C-119 cargo plane. Towns and the others dismiss Elliott’s plan as being impractical, if not absurd. Moreover, it would quickly sap their ever dwindling resources and energy. However, as their numbers dwindle and all chance of being rescued fades,
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| Directed by |
John Moore
Behind Enemy Lines, The Omen, The Last Mission |
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| Written by |
Lukas Heller
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Flight of the Phoenix, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | |
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| Cast |
Dennis Quaid
Traffic, The Day After Tomorrow, Any Given Sunday |
 | Tyrese
Four Brothers, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Annapolis |
 | Giovanni Ribisi
Saving Private Ryan, Lost in Translation, Gone in Sixty Seconds |
 | Miranda Otto
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, War of the Worlds |
 | Tony Curran
Gladiator, Blade II, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
 | Jacob Vargas
Traffic, Get Shorty, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion |
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