The Day Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon (2000)

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The Day Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon
NR 1 hr 27 minNov 8th, 2000Drama
The sun shines brightly at the Hamilton familys Christmas lunch the only time of year when everyone gets together now that their four children have grown up and won the world The grandchildren who were running around the room and the garden did not notice the moment when all that apparent harmony was broken when Michael 33 mentions that his father Jack 62 never devoted his time to him when he was a child The statement fell like a bomb in his fathers lap turning lunch into a battlefield Accusations and memories put father and son face to face The discussion is heated Cornered Jack gives in to family pressure and leaves with his son for a trip they should have taken twenty years ago Together crossing the vastness of Australian deserts and savannas they discover how little they know about each other However both are sure that something happened between them on the day Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon
DirectorMichael J. Rivette
WriterMichael J. Rivette

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Talking Heads Productions