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The Cold Equations (1996) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 92 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Peter Geiger
- Starring
- Albert Hall, Daniel Roebuck, Nicki Micheaux, William R. Moses, Billy Campbell, Poppy Montgomery
Lieutenant John Barton is tasked with delivering a life‑saving vaccine to a remote mining colony. During the flight he discovers Lee, a stowaway, whose extra weight threatens the limited fuel needed for the mission. Command orders her jettisoned, but Lee resists, forcing Barton to confront a grim choice between mission success and a human life.
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