The true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae), Hidden Figures reveals the role of three African-American women working at Nasa. The trio were the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit of the Earth in 1962; an achievement which transformed the fortunes of the space raceThe film is released in the US on 13 January 2017 and in the UK on 24 February 2017

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2016 14:03 UTC