''51 Degrees North'' (sometimes stylized as ''51° North'') is a 2014

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film written and directed by

Grigorij Richters Grigorij S. Richters (born 21 May 1987) is a film director, public relations expert, activist, producer and official Forbes Council member. He directed the feature film '' 51 Degrees North'' and co-founded the global awareness movement Asteroid ...

and starring Moritz von Zeddelmann,

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, Jamie Doyle, Dolly-Ann Osterloh, and

Steven Cree Steven Cree (born 29 February 1980) is a Scottish film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Murray in the Starz television series '' Outlander''. His other work includes the films '' Brave'' (2012), '' 300: Rise of ...

. The film is visually presented as found footage shot from the perspective of various video recording devices, primarily from a handheld camcorder operated by the main characters and from CCTV cameras and social media. The original

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was composed by

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and

Brian May Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal welfare activist and astrophysics, astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen ...

Plot

Damon Miller (Moritz von Zeddelmann) is a talented, young German filmmaker living in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

who is grappling with the pressures of an impoverished profession and a dissolving relationship. He soon discovers that the Earth stands on the brink of an extraterrestrial disaster. Damon is informed that the world will end in less than three weeks when a series of asteroids will strike the Earth. However, a glimmer of hope remains in the form of a secret spaceship orbiting the Earth that can house up to 2,000 people. In exchange for a ticket to this spaceship, they task Damon with documenting the final moments leading up to the asteroid strike. Seeing an opportunity to save Ann and his unborn child and a chance to mend the rift his obsession has created, Damon accepts the assignment. As the end of days arrives, Damon watches London descend into madness, with families torn apart and friends lost. Armed only with his camera, Damon prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the ones he loves.

Cast

* Moritz von Zeddelmann as Damon Miller *

as Michael Burlington *

as Professor Richards * Jamie Doyle as Frank * Dolly-Ann Osterloh as Ann * Frenzi as Frenzi * Snoopy as Snoopy

Production

''51° North'' was shot between 2011 and 2014 in and around London, initially using a skeleton crew and employing

guerrilla filmmaking Guerrilla filmmaking refers to a form of independent filmmaking characterized by ultra-low micro budgets, skeleton crews, and limited props using whatever resources, locations and equipment is available. The genre is named in reference to guerrill ...

tactics. The crew included stunt coordinator Greg Powell whose previous credits include the James Bond, Harry Potter, and Jason Bourne franchises. The film was one of the largest productions ever to shoot at Piccadilly Circus, featuring over 2,500 extras.APTN News Report
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Music

51 Degrees Composer and Queen guitarist Brian May with 51 Degrees production team outside Sarm Studios after a recording session

, guitarist of British rock band

composed the music for the film.

Release

''51° North'' headlined the 2014

Starmus Festival The Starmus International Festival is an international gathering focused on celebrating astronomy, space exploration, music, art, and the natural sciences. It was founded by astronomer / amateur musician Garik Israelian and musician / astrophysi ...

and was released on 30 June 2015.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2374721 2014 films British science fiction thriller films 2010s science fiction thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language science fiction thriller films