2010

In 2001, the crew of the spaceship 'Discovery' had discovered a strange black monolith; in spite of the intense study of the monolith, its secrets were not forthcoming. Worse, the onboard computer Hal 9000, had taken possession of the ship, killing the astronauts one after another except Commander David Bowman, but no one knows what has become of him.

Nine years later, a Russian/American expedition attempt to discover the mystery on board the 'Leonov', led by Captain Tanya Kirbuk. On board are three Americans : Doctor Heywood Floyd, who had been held responsible for the disappearance of the 'Discovery', the engineer Walter Curnow, and the Doctor Chandra, father of Hal 9000...