Our,focus,here,is,on,attractive,couple,George,(Rafe,Spall),and,Amy,(Eleanor,Tomlinson).,Newly,arrived,in,Woking,,the,London,Evening,Gazette,journalist,and,amateur,scientist,hope,their,new,surroundings,will,help,them,find,peace.,George&＃39;s,decision,to,leave,a,loveless,marriage,with,his,cousin,Lucy,for,the,educated,Amy,has,seen,him,shunned,by,polite,society,and,estranged,from,his,family.,Even,his,formerly,close,brother,,Frederick,(Rupert,Graves),,a,government,official,,now,has,no,time,for,his,sibling.,\"This,is,a,selfish,,cruel,pursuit,that,cannot,help,but,bring,forth,the,most,unpleasant,consequences,\",he,hisses.,However,,when,six,trawlers,mysteriously,disappear,off,the,coast,of,Hull,,it&＃39;s,clear,they,are,all,facing,far,bigger,problems.,At,first,,the,British,government,blame,the,Russian,navy,,but,then,\"meteorites\",begin,landing,around,the,countryside.,One,of,them,blazes,a,trail,through,Horsell,Common,,arousing,the,interest,of,both,Amy,and,local,astronomer,Ogilvy,(Robert,Carlyle).,As,locals,begin,gathering,to,gawk,at,the,space,debris,,something,strange,begins,to,unfold.,The,meteorite,rises,,emitting,a,heat,ray,that,kills,everyone,it,touches.,Naturally,,panic,ensues,and,the,government&＃39;s,initial,attempts,to,downplay,the,event,quickly,fall,away,as,more,and,more,reports,of,similar,incidents,across,the,land,come,in.,It,is,though,,only,the,beginning.
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