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Gagarine (2020)

Gagarine poster
Directed by
Jerémy Trouilh, Fanny Liatard
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
AL
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A teenage boy fights to save his housing project from demolition. He dreams of becoming an astronaut as he prepares for the end of his home.

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What happens

Gagarine, also known as Gagarin, is a 2020 French drama film directed by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, in their feature directorial debut. It centres around Cité Gagarine, a housing project in Ivry-sur-Seine, on the south of Paris, where the film was shot right before its demolition. The film was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. It was nominated for the European Discovery at the 33rd European Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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