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To Plant a Flag

2020-04-18 · 15 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy

In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sent a team of astronauts to the lunar landscapes of Iceland. Their hi-tech training mission soon discovers what obstacles one can meet when facing an Icelandic sheep farmer.

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Directors
Bobbie Peers
Production companies
Zik Zak Filmworks, Ape&Bjørn
Countries
Iceland, Norway
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jason SchwartzmanJason SchwartzmanAstronaut
Jake JohnsonJake JohnsonAstronaut
Ingvar E. SigurðssonIngvar E. SigurðssonFarmer
Seth MorrisBase (voice)

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