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Salyut 7 (2017)

Salyut 7 poster
Original title
Салют-7
Directed by
Klim Shipenko
Genre
drama film, disaster film, adventure film, thriller film, historical drama
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 511 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1985, Soviet cosmonauts attempt a daring mission to dock with a dead space station. They work against time and technical failures to bring the station back to life.

tensesuspensefulheroicgrippinginspirationalmeticulousclaustrophobicdramatic

What happens

Salyut 7 (Russian: Салют-7) is a 2017 Russian disaster film directed by Klim Shipenko and written by Aleksey Samolyotov, the film stars Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Pavel Derevyanko. The story is based on the Soyuz T-13 mission in 1985, part of the Soviet Salyut programme; it was the first time in history that a 'dead' space station was docked with, and brought back into service. The film was released in Russia on October 12, 2017 by Nashe Kino in RealD 3D. In 2018, the picture was awarded the “Golden Eagle (Film Award, 2018)” prize for Best Film and Best Film Editing; “Nika (Film Award, 2018)” awards for “Best Cinematography” and “Nika” nominations for “Best Feature Film”. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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