Rocketman

May 27, 2014

0h 12m

★ 6.0

All you need is a plan...

Overview

Nine year old Harry has a plan. A plan to build a rocket and fly his mum to safety just like his hero The Star Ship Captain from his favourite TV show. With only his best friend Jordan by his side, can they blast off before it's too late?

Genres

Science Fiction

Drama

Fantasy

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Cast

Jordan

Rory Mackenzie

Father

Scott Major

Harry

Philip Manifavas

Mother

Gabriella Topcov

Ben Klarenaar

Gideon Aroni

Ethan Karpathy

Lelda Kapsis

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