Overview
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Moore
WriterEdward Burns, Scott Frank
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Frank Towns
Tyrese Gibson
AJ
Giovanni Ribisi
Elliott
Miranda Otto
Kelly
Tony Curran
Rodney
Sticky Fingaz
Jeremy
Jacob Vargas
Sammi
Hugh Laurie
Ian
Scott Michael Campbell
Liddle
Kevork Malikyan
Rady
Jared Padalecki
Davis
Paul Ditchfield
Dr. Gerber
Martin 'Mako' Hindy
Newman
Bob Brown
Kyle
Anthony Brandon Wong
Lead Smuggler
Derek Barton
Voice Actor (voice)
Jim Lau
Voice Actor (voice)
Yi-ding Wang
Smuggler #2
Kee-yick Cheng
Smuggler #3
Vernon Lehmann
Smuggler #4
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Keywords
robberybased on novel or booksandstormaffectationpilotgobi desertmongoliasurvivaldisasterairplane crashstruggle for survivaldesertbased on movieoil rig desert storminspirationalsmugglerscargo planecrash survivorabsurd
Details
Budget
$45M
Revenue
$21M
TMDb Votes
939
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026