While it has been rather quiet around the holidays in terms of new releases on Netflix, that is changing this year. Instead of the hundredth repetition of "Kevin Alone At Home", the streaming provider will be offering its customers "Don't Look Up", perhaps the most high-profile film of all time, from 24 December. 

Producer and screenwriter Adam McKay gathers none other than Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande, Matthew Perry, Kid Cudi, Rob Morgan, Ron Perlman and Chris Evans in a flick that turns out to be a social critique disguised as a comedy. Because: two mediocre astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) discover a comet. And it's going to destroy the Earth in six months. They want to warn the population. But to no avail. Because it sinks in the election campaign. Will a sex scandal, of all things, finally bring the incumbent president the longed-for attention?

Surreal places on earth

"Don't Look Up" is all about saving the earth from a to protect us from outside threats. Whether this will succeed in the end? What is certain is that the film will ultimately take us to a galaxy far, far away, to a planet surrounded by wonderful nature and inhabited by wild animals. But to discover surreal places, you don't necessarily have to travel to outer space. Some places on Earth actually seem as if they are out of this world.

Marble Cave, Chile

The beautiful caves are located in the middle of General Carrera Lake. They can only be reached by kayak or boat. They were formed in the last 6,000 years when the water of the nearby glaciers melted and formed the lake. Over the millennia it formed caves, columns and tunnel systems. The minerals in the water are responsible for the wonderful colours. If you want to visit the caves, you can only do so on a guided tour.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

The Salar de Uyuni, often called Salar de Tunupa, is the largest salt pan on earth. There is nothing to see here. No matter in which direction you look. Because the salt desert is more than 10,000 square kilometers. It is located in Bolivia and was formed over 10,000 years ago when the paleo Lake Tauca dried up. Near the volcano Tunupa, which is also located in the salt desert, there is also a grotto with 3,000 year old mummies. Who would like can at the Salt Hotel stay overnight - it was built entirely of salt.

Huacachina, Peru

A few kilometers west of the city of Ica in Peru lies Huacachina. The tiny village, where only 100 inhabitants live permanently, is completely surrounded by desert. The dunes that surround it are about a hundred meters high and are among the highest in the entire country. Only about 25 millimeters of precipitation fall in the entire year. Water comes to the oasis via pipelines from Ica. Huacachina is visited by numerous tourists who indulge in sand dune surfing, among other activities.

Grand Prismatic Spring, USA

One of the many surreal places on earth is located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It is the largest thermal spring in the US and the third largest on earth. The basin in which the Grand Prismatic Spring bubbles is 75 by 91 meters and 49 meters deep. The basin gets its photogenic quality from microorganisms deposited at the edges of the mineral-rich spring. In summer, orange and red predominate. In winter, the basin is more dark green. Although it seems tempting, swimming here is not a good idea. The water is 71 degrees hot.

Antelope Canyon, USA

There is hardly a calendar with motivational sayings in which at least one photo with these orange and yellow glowing formations is not printed. As surreal as the motif seems, it is actually a real place on earth. The photographs are from Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon near the town of Page in Arizona. It is divided into the Lower and Upper Antelope Canyon. Both can only be visited as part of a guided tour for which a fee is charged.