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Afronauts

Jan 18, 2014 | IMDB 6.7

14 min Watch Now

Drama, History, Science Fiction

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.

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Diandra Forrest, Yolonda Ross, Hoji Fortuna, Chester Algernal Gordon

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