Afronauts

Afronauts

2014 · 14 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, History, Science Fiction

16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.

Directed by Nuotama Bodomo · Written by Nuotama Bodomo

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