Ice Planet

Ice Planet

Year: 2001

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: English

Director: Winrich Kolbe

TV MovieScience Fiction

After a war on a far‑future Earth, a brief peace is shattered when a military academy is assaulted by an unstoppable alien force. The commander and a squad of newly graduated cadets flee to a massive research station. Hunted, they jump through a mysterious hyperspace gateway, emerging on an unfamiliar planet in a remote region of the universe.

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1

Post-war devastation and Newton 5 attack

Thirty years after the Union–Consortium war, Earth remains scarred by the fighting. The Newton 5 space colony is suddenly destroyed by a vast extraterrestrial spacecraft, killing about 200,000 people. This devastating attack signals a new, galaxy-spanning crisis that humanity must face.

Thirty years after the war Newton 5 space colony
2

Escape to Magellan

Base commander Noah Trager, aided by recently graduated space cadets, escapes the disaster and flees toward the nearby Magellan research vessel. They reach safety on the Magellan as the pursuing aliens press closer. Earth leadership remains focused on the mission’s secrecy while the refugees seek a new path.

Immediately after Io attack Io system / Magellan
3

Rumla's decision to continue the mission

Professor Karteez Rumla insists that the Magellan continue its original classified mission rather than return to Earth. Senator Jeremy Uvan supports the decision, urging perseverance. The refugees agree to steer toward sector 9, the mission's intended destination.

Shortly after escape Magellan research vessel
4

Hyperspace detour

While being pursued, the Magellan is suddenly ejected into hyperspace by an unknown space phenomenon. The crew braces for an unknown journey across interstellar space. They eventually emerge far from Earth, unknowingly heading toward unknown dangers.

During the escape sequence Deep space / hyperspace
5

Landing on the ice planet

The Magellan is drawn to an unidentified ice planet and lands automatically in a crater. The planet has breathable air and Earth-like gravity, but an invisible force field traps the ship and 1,426 refugees on the surface. The crew begins to assess their cramped, stranded situation.

On arrival in interstellar space Ice planet surface (crater)
6

The planet's orbit and entrapment

The planet's orbit is highly unusual, resembling that of a spacecraft rather than a planet. With Earth out of reach, returning home becomes impossible. The crew must improvise to survive under the planet's strange constraints.

Immediately after landing Ice planet orbit
7

ICE-13 and the secret mission

Rumla reveals that six years earlier a meteor struck Sumatra, carrying an extremely old and heat-resistant crystal called ICE-13. Earth scientists deciphered the crystal and found it contained coordinates and warnings about a distant threat. The discovery led to a secret mission to build the Magellan.

Six years earlier Sumatra / Magellan
8

Discovery of the energy network

Ground survey teams locate a vast subterranean energy network with a power source about 500 kilometers from the ship. In orbit, two reconnaissance crafts are attacked by the same enormous alien vessel that attacked Newton 5 and Io. A rescue team discovers an artificial cavern that houses the power source.

During early exploration phase 500 km from Magellan; subterranean network
9

Inaku and the crystalline archive

A Native American-like tribe called the Inaku appears, their origin shrouded in mystery. A glowing tree-like crystalline organism is discovered, and tissue analysis reveals encoded information about Earth civilizations, including extinct languages such as Aramaic and Sumerian.

During exploration Ice planet surface
10

Alien invasion and abduction

A hostile life form invades the Magellan and abducts a dozen people. It becomes clear that the ice planet shelters an alien intelligence, now detected by the Zedoni who launched the great ship. The abducted refugees are transported across space and time for an unknown purpose.

During the kidnapping incident Magellan; ice planet
11

Vision of Earth's fate

The aliens show a vision of Earth burnt to cinders, leaving the timeline ambiguous as to whether it is the present or the future. They hint that the crew must play a part in a larger plan. The crew grapples with the implications of this possible fate.

During captivity Magellan bridge / alien cavern
12

Counterattack and shifting tides

The human military launches a counterattack as the alien intelligence weakens the defending Zedoni ship’s defenses. The battle intensifies, giving the crew a fragile sense of hope. The outcome remains uncertain as control of the situation hangs in the balance.

During the counterstrike Around the ice planet vicinity
13

Escape to a new solar system

The ice planet is transported through a space rift into a different solar system with four moons—the same moons seen in Rumla's vision. The crew faces a new, unknown home while continuing to search for a way back to Earth. The film ends on a note of precarious hope.

End of film New solar system with four moons

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