The Super Comet
Bolstered by scientific facts, this chilling docu-drama depicts how the world as we know it would come to an end if a giant asteroid slammed into the Earth. Using lavish CGI, ten renowned scientists sketch many plausible scenarios. Heightening the intensity of the human drama, a selection of individuals is portrayed coping with the wasteland that once was the Earth.
Bolstered by scientific facts, this chilling docu-drama depicts how the world as we know it would come to an end if a giant asteroid slammed into the Earth. Using lavish CGI, ten renowned scientists sketch many plausible scenarios. Heightening the intensity of the human drama, a selection of individuals is portrayed coping with the wasteland that once was the Earth.
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