In the brief period of peace after a terrible war on a far future Earth, an outer-space military academy is attacked by an unknown and unstoppable alien force. The commander, along with a group of newly graduated cadets, escapes to a large research station. Pursued by the aliens, the station jumps through a mysterious hyperspace gateway that sends them to a planet in an unknown part of the universe.
Practical Effects
Alien costumes clearly made from pool noodles and desperation.
Production
Single corridor redressed as 12 spaceship locations.
Director
Winrich Kolbe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Winrich Kolbe helmed 46 Star Trek episodes across four series, making this his punishment for crimes against the Prime Directive.
Part of a wave of early-2000s German-Canadian co-productions designed to exploit tax loopholes, explaining why the 'ice planet' looks suspiciously like a Vancouver gravel pit.
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