HIDDEN FIGURES OUT ON FEBRUARY 24

Cast of Hidden Figures at the SAG Awards. PICTURE: WEB

BEAUTIFULLY written and a rather emotional story, Hidden Figures is a feel good film that reveals something that many may have thought was never possible. That black people were ever part of a space mission.

It's a tale about three African-American mathematician females who assist America in a US race against Russia to put a man on space - and these women become a critical part of the project.

Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", wehe film follows these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan played by Octavia Spencer, Mary Jackson played by Janelle Monae and Katherine Johnson played by Taraji P. Henson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.

The film was made at an estimate of $25,000,000 and was released last month in the US. The ensemble earned the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture Sunday night, beating out the band of actors behind fellow contenders Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Fences and Captain Fantastic.

It was nominated for two Golden Globes with Octavia Spencer losing the best supporting actress award to Viola Davis for her performance in Fences, while Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch lost best original score to Justin Hurwitz for La La Land. It has also been nominated for three Oscars for best picture, adapted screenplay and again Octavia Spencer is up for best supporting actress. The film will be released in local cinemas on February 24.

GABI SAYS: It's a great movie, family friendly and great history lesson. It's more of a girl's night out movie or one that you can watch alone. Really educational and inspiring. Deserves a 7/10 - the length of the film stole the three away.