Awarded 3 nominations for the Oscars - including best film of the year - unusual, unknown until now the true story of three brilliant women of Afro-American origin, which at the turn of the 50s and 60s of the twentieth century started working for NASA. Overcoming unimaginable obstacles to social and moral, helped send into space the first American, astronaut John Glenn, thereby triggering a space race between the world powers. Directed by Ted Melfi ( "St. Vincent"). Starring Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson ( "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer ( "The Help"), Janelle Monáe ( "Moonlight"), Kirsten Dunst ( "Spider-Man"), Jim Parsons (TV series "the big Bang Theory"), Academy award nominee Mahershala Ali ( "Moonlight") and Oscar winner Kevin Costner ( "Dances with wolves").