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Baikonur
2011 · Film · 95 min
Directed by Veit Helmer
“Whatever falls from heaven, you may keep.” So goes the unwritten law of the Kazakh steppes. A law avidly adhered to by the inhabitants of a small village, who collect the space debris that falls downrange from the nearby Baikonur space station. The last two youthful members of the village are the radio operator Iskander, known as Gagarin, and the spirited Nazira. While Nazira finds it increasing difficult to conceal her love for Iskander by means of her unconventional behaviour, Iskander is evidently not only crazy about Baikonur and the vastness of outer space, but also deeply smitten with the beautiful French astronaut Julie Mahé, whose journey to the stars he wistfully follows on television.
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Russians have great space movies ! Its a shame we do not easily see more of what they produce.
Some references and partial trailers:
"First on the Moon" https://sovietmoviesonline.com/fantastic/pervye-na-lune
"Salyut-7" https://sovietmoviesonline.com/drama/salyut-7
"The Spacewalk" https://sovietmoviesonline.com/adventure/vremya-pervyh
"Baikonur" https://sovietmoviesonline.com/comedy/baykonur
"Gagarin: First in Space" https://sovietmoviesonline.com/adventure/gagarin-pervyy-v-kosmose
This reminded me of the film Baikonur [1], actually shot on location with a few views of the Soviet facilities there.
[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1826610/