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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

Action · Adventure · Drama · 2009

An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order to find out how Ra could still be alive. Meanwhile, the alien Goa'uld kidnap Sha're and Skaara, implanting them with symbiotes and making them Goa'uld hosts.

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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

2009 Action · Adventure · Drama 1h 32m

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7.2 / 10

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An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order to find out how Ra could still be alive. Meanwhile, the alien Goa'uld kidnap Sha're and Skaara, implanting them with symbiotes and making them Goa'uld hosts.

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Directed by

Mario Azzopardi

Written by

Brad Wright · Jonathan Glassner

Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson

Colonel Jack O'Neill

Michael Shanks

Michael Shanks

Dr. Daniel Jackson

Amanda Tapping

Amanda Tapping

Captain Samantha Carter

Christopher Judge

Christopher Judge

Teal'c

Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

Major General George Hammond

Jay Acovone

Jay Acovone

Major Charles Kawalsky

Vaitiare Hirshon

Vaitiare Hirshon

Sha're / Amaunet

Court is in session

Put Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods on trial.

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The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.