Sunshine (2007)

Earth orbit → Mercury orbit → Sun → Earth

Set in 2057 according to the film's background material; no date is shown on screen. 372.4 million km in all on the map.

1. 1

   Icarus II leaves Earth Earth, orbit · date unknown

   Not shown: eight astronauts set out with a stellar bomb to restart the dying Sun.

   Icarus II · 298 million km

2. 2

   Passing Mercury Mercury, orbit · 2057

   They pick up Icarus I's distress beacon; Kaneda dies repairing the heat shield in Mercury's shadow.

   Icarus II

3. 3

   Icarus I in space · date unknown

   The lost first ship, between Mercury and the Sun: its crew is dead and Pinbacker slips aboard.

   Icarus II and its payload

4. 4

   Into the Sun Sun · 2057

   Capa rides the payload down and sets off the bomb as the Sun reignites.

   Epilogue on Earth

5. 5

   Sydney Harbour Earth · date unknown

   Capa's sister and her children on the frozen harbour see the Sun grow brighter.