Spacefaring medics answer an SOS call and rescue the sole survivor of a crippled interplanetary craft, unaware they have also thrown a lifeline to a sinister alien force. Sci-fi thriller, starring James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Peter Facinelli and Robin Tunney.

Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.