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• Walter M

  
  "In the Dust of the Stars" opens with a rescue mission from the planet Cyrno that almost needs rescuing itself before Akala(Jana Brejchova), the mission commander, takes manual control, steering the rocket to a safe landing on the planet Tem. They are responding to a… More
  "In the Dust of the Stars" opens with a rescue mission from the planet Cyrno that almost needs rescuing itself before Akala(Jana Brejchova), the mission commander, takes manual control, steering the rocket to a safe landing on the planet Tem. They are responding to a two-year old distress call from the planet but their leader, Ronk(Milan Beli), says no thanks, it was not them, but enjoy your stay anyway. Not wanting to have gone all this way for nothing, Akala decides to stay for a few days before lifting off, intending to use the time for the crew to get to know the natives a little better while Suko(Alfred Struwe) stays behind as the designated driver. On their return, he is alarmed at their changed attitudes in wanting to leave immediately and even more so when he finds out that their near crash was no accident. "In the Dust of the Stars" has certain things going against it, such as a boilerplate science fiction plot and a lack of execution in staging it with much success. That's not to say the movie looks shoddy, which it does not, as the colorful design is a product of the time the movie was made, along with more than its share of dance numbers. Just remember that one person's camp is another's meaningful statement, as what is going on in the story is how one society presents itself to another. While the Temians are all flash, the Cyrnians have nothing to prove, going on a rescue mission for people they have never met which is commanded by a woman from an apparently egalitarian society. Plus, the movie does have one neat kicker of an ending.