CapK saw it, loved it, forgot about it for years

which is no mean feat for a movie released in Australia in October 2000 and due for UK and US release this year.

Re stales' "factually pretty good" comment, I did a bit of research on it today, and found quite a lot of supporting information provided by the Parkes radiotelescope people, and a lot of rebuttal from the "rival" Honeysuckle Creek (also in Australia) mob. Fascinating reading, but I won't go further for fear of spoiling the plot for potential viewers.