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Baikonur

“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.

Top Cast

  • Alexander Asochakov

    Alexander Asochakov

    Iskander 'Gagarin' Orinbekov

  • Marie de Villepin

    Marie de Villepin

    Julie Mahé

  • Sitora Farmonova

    Sitora Farmonova

    Nazira

  • Waléra Kanischtscheff

    Waléra Kanischtscheff

    Baikonur Chef (voice)

  • Yevgeniy Yefremov

    Yevgeniy Yefremov

    Roscosmos-Boss

  • Nurlan Abilov

    Nurlan Abilov

    Timur

  • Muchit Izimov

    Muchit Izimov

    Adylgey

  • Sayat Merekeuly

    Sayat Merekeuly

    Agai

  • Yessim Seghizbayev

    Yessim Seghizbayev

    One-eyed Enemy

Overview

“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.

Rating

5.5 / 10
29 Reviews
1 Popular

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