(courtesy First Showing)
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“Don’t forget. Out here in space, there’s someone who’s always rooting for you.” In 2050 Seoul, astronaut Nan-young’s ultimate life goal is to visit Mars. ✨ But she fails the final test to onboard the fourth Mars Expedition Project. The musician Jay buries his dreams in a vintage audio equipment shop. The two fall in love after a chance encounter. As they root for each other and dream of a new future. Nan-young is given another chance to fly to Mars, which is all she ever wanted … Lost in Starlight is directed by the Korean animation filmmaker Han Ji-won, director of the films The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns and The Summer previously, plus the Amanza series. The screenplay is written by Kang Hyun-joo and Han Ji-won. Planned by Byun Seung-min. And it’s produced by Climax Studio. (courtesy First Showing)
Love true love is the most glorious thing to happen to anyone.
But what if the arrival of this most wondrous gifts comes at the same time as another great life event is unfolding? What takes precedence and how do you juggle two great dreams realised?
That’s the great dilemma facing Nan-young who has found love just as she’s about to jet off to Mars to realise her life’s greatest ambition … so what will she do?
Find out when Lost in Starlight, the first Korean-language animated feature film commissioned by Netflix, premieres on the streaming service on 30 May.