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7.2/10 • 41

2023-04-20 • 2h 44m

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Thoracic surgeon Evgenia Belyaeva has one month to prepare for a flight to the International Space Station, where she must operate on a crew member. Will she be up for the challenge? Can she overcome her fears and insecurities? Will she be able to perform the complicated surgery in zero gravity, and give the cosmonaut a chance to return to Earth alive?

Directors
Klim Shipenko
Writters
Klim Shipenko, Bakur Bakuradze, Ilya Malakhova
Editors
Klim Shipenko, Bakur Bakuradze, Tim Pavelko

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Yulia Peresild

    Yulia Peresild

    Evgenia Belyaeva

  2. Miloš Biković

    Miloš Biković

    Vladislav Nikolaev

  3. Klim Shipenko

    Klim Shipenko

  4. Alyona Mordovina

    Alyona Mordovina

  5. Vladimir Mashkov

    Vladimir Mashkov

    Volin

  6. Oleg Novitsky

    Oleg Novitsky

    Ivanov

  7. Anton Shkaplerov

    Anton Shkaplerov

    Anton Shkaplerov

  8. Elena Valyushkina

    Elena Valyushkina

    Galina

  9. Varvara Volodina

    Varvara Volodina

    Masha

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deepkino

Jul 5, 2025

7/10

The first feature-length film shot in space by professional filmmakers. A portion was filmed on the International Space Station. Also, if you're curious, it provides quite satisfying information about breast surgery, preparation for space travel, and the basic aspects of life in space!

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Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
space missionissinternational space station