First man – the first man, tonight on TV on Channel 5. At the center of the story is one of the most important “exploits” in history: the arrival of Neil Armstrong on the moon.
First Man-The first man, tonight on tv on Channel 5: the plot of the film
Thursday 13 May 2021, in the early evening on Canale 5 it airs “First Man” the film directed by Damien Chazelle, with Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy as the protagonists. Upon its release in theaters in 2018, the film did not have the expected success and the box office results were quite disappointing: € 105.7 million worldwide, of which € 3 million collected from Italy.
The film narrates thehistoric feat of man’s first step on the moon.
The point of view is precisely that of the astronaut Neil Armstrong. The story starts from the years before Neil’s mission with Apollo 11. At that time Neil Armstrong is an American aeronautical engineer and aviator whose quiet family life is turned upside down by the untimely death of his daughter. This dramatic event will be the point of no return in the life of Neil who, now devoid of his greatest love, no longer has any doubts about ‘join the Gemini program.
“One small step for man, one big step for humanity”
The Gemini program is aimed at developing the necessary techniques for tackle advanced space travel, later used in the Apollo 11 mission. In the background, the great events of the history of those years. The outbreak of the Vietnam War and the social tensions of ’68. The mission will have the outcome that the whole world is now aware of and acclaiming. A mission crystallized in history with the famous phrase of Neil: “One small step for man, one big step for humanity”. It is July 21, 1969 when this brave man will “set foot” on the lunar surface.
The film is scheduled to start at 9:40 pm. Are the popcorn ready?