''Teleios'', also known as ''Beyond the Trek'', is an American science-fiction film written and directed by

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. The film stars

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, T.J. Hoban,

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, Ursula Mills and Weetus Cren, and was edited by Gabriella Cristiani.

Plot

For two years, a deep space mining vessel has been drifting off Saturn’s moon, Titan. The crew may have killed each other but their fate is unknown. In an attempt to investigate, a rescue vessel with a crew of genetically modified advanced humans is sent on the deep space explorer “Teleios” to discover if there are any survivors and to find out what happened. Little do they realise that what they are about to discover may threaten to destroy themselves and the whole of humanity.

Cast

as Iris Duncan *

as Commander Linden *

as Nordham *T.J. Hoban as Chris Zimmer *

as Doctor Orson *

as Emma Anderson * Ursula Mills as Lulu AH-320 *Weetus Cren as Travis O’Neill * John Posey as Atromitos Captain *

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as Computer Voice *Armando DuBon Jr. as Crewman Ramirez *Andreas Lyon as Crewman Vanderveld *Phillip Tan as Crewman Dang

Release

The film had its world premiere at

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and U.S. premiere at

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. The film has won several awards, including Best Science Fiction Feature at The New York Science Fiction Film Festival, Best Director at the American Movie Awards and Best Special FX at the

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. The film was renamed "Beyond the Trek" and distributed in North America through

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. The release title of Teleios has changed in different countries. It's known as "Deep Space" in the U.K., "Teleios - Endlose Angst" in Germany, "Beyond the Trek" in Japan, and by its original title, "Teleios", in Australia.

Response

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'' said, "Truitner's story of social strata, and the terrifying potential of gene tampering, has found a new timeliness.".

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gave it 4 out of 5 stars, saying "For the start, the show is low key. Things do really start getting interesting as the show takes some unexpected twists and turns." ''

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'' gave the film a 6 out of 10, stating "Visually, the movie rocks. This is an indie effort worthy of note that fails to tick a few boxes, but still deserves perhaps a “B” for effort."

References

External links

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