In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the inspirational 2015 science fiction film "The Martian" directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Adapted by Drew Goddard from the 2011 novel "The Martian" by Andy Weir, the premise of the film depicts an astronaut, Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon), in the year 2035, who becomes stranded on the surface of Mars when his fellow crew members are forced to flee the planet after a severe dust storm threatens to topple over their Ascent Vehicle. Mark is innitially feared dead, however over time he is able to make rudimentary direct contact with Earth - and while Mark struggles to survive alone and he has to adapt to cope with the prolonged isolation of his predicament, NASA and his fellow crew members of the spacecraft Hermes work tirelessly over many months with Mark to rescue him and return him to Earth. The film also stars Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejifor, Sean Bean, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, and Benedict Wong.
