At the end of August 2022, the Mexican filmmaker Alejandra Márquez Abella began filming her first film spoken in English. This is a production that will tell us the true story of a Latino man of humble origin, who became an astronaut, and who thus reached the stars. Here we tell you everything you need to know about a million miles (A Million Miles Away):
What is it about?
With a script co-written by Abella, Hernán Jiménez and Bettina Gilois, a million miles is based on the life of Jose Moreno Hernandezthe son of Mexican parents – born in California in 1962 – who, from an itinerant farmer, eventually became “the first migrant farm worker to travel into space.”
“From the age of six, [Hernández] he worked in the fields between Michoacán and Stockton, California, dreaming of soaring through the night skies in a space rocket”, dictates a synopsis (via Deadline). “Through the support of his family and his relentless determination, overcoming eleven rejections from NASA, José’s story is one of perseverance, community and sacrifice to achieve an impossible dream.”
In 2009, José Moreno Hernández was part of the crew of NASA’s STS-128 space mission. Three years later, he published his autobiography Reaching For the Stars which serves as the basis for biopic Developing. In 2020, early reports indicated that Netflix would be the distributor responsible for the film. However, today we know that Amazon is the company in charge of a million miles.
Distribution
In a million milesthe actor michael pena (ant man, tom&jerry) plays the starring role. They accompany you in the cast Rosa Salazar (Battle Angel: The Last Warrior), Bobby Soto (Narcos: Mexico), Julius Cesar Cedillo (Hitman), veronica falcon (ozark), Sarayu Blue (I never), Eric Johnson (American Gods) and Garrett Dillahunt (the wild girl).
Completing the cast we have jordan dean (Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace), Ashley Ciara (suck), Michelle Krusiec (hollywood), Emma Fassler (Recovery Road), Michael Adler (super pumped), Carlos S. Sanchez (Chicago Fire) and Isaac Arellanes (ghostwriter).
About the director
In 2015, four years after his documentary earth sicknessAlejandra Márquez Abella premiered Easter, his first fiction feature film starring Tenoch Huerta and Anajosé Aldrete Echeverría. then came girls fine, a period drama that, since its world premiere in 2018, has received very good reviews and awards worldwide. A year later, this same film triumphed at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and in four categories at the 61st Ariel Awards, where Abella competed for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
His third fiction, The north over the voidcompeted at the 2022 Berlinale. It also took the Ojo for Best Mexican Fiction Film later that year at the Morelia International Film Festival and boasts 16 nominations for the 65th edition of the Ariel, including Best Film and Best Director.
As producers of his new feature film, a million milesthey appear Mark Ciardi (the way back) and Campbell G. McInnes (The Ted Kennedy scandal).
When is it released and where to see a million miles?
Alejandra Márquez Abella’s film will be released on September 15, 2023 in the catalog of Prime Video.
official poster
Trailer for a million miles
Antonio G. Spindola I have very bad memory. Out of solidarity with my memories, I choose to lose myself too. Preferably in a movie theater.