Afronauts

January. 18,2014      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.

Diandra Forrest as  Matha
Yolonda Ross as  Auntie Sunday
Hoji Fortuna as  Nkoloso

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