The Spacewalker

"So far from home, so close to disaster"

2017 2h 20m RU

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March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete unknown. They were supposed to do what no man has done before—and no man imagined what would happen next.

“So far from home, so close to disaster”

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Cast

Evgeny Mironov
Alexey Leonov
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Pavel Belyaev
Vladimir Ilin
Sergey Korolev
Anatoliy Kotenyov
Nikolay Kamanin
Aleksandra Ursulyak
Svetlana Leonova
Elena Panova
Tatyana Belyaeva
Aleksandr Ilyin Jr
Vladimir Markelov
Yuriy Itskov
Boris Chertok

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dmitry Kiselyov
Writers: Yuri Korotkov, Irina Pivovarova, Sergey Kaluzhanov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov, shot by Vladimir Bashta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anton Anisimov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Evgeny Mironov and Konstantin Khabenskiy and Vladimir Ilin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "So far from home, so close to disaster".

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IMDB entry: tt6673840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dmitry Kiselyov directs. Vladimir Bashta behind the camera. Yuriy Poteenko scores. Anton Anisimov cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov, shot by Vladimir Bashta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Anton Anisimov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Evgeny Mironov and Konstantin Khabenskiy and Vladimir Ilin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "So far from home, so close to disaster".
7IMDB entry: tt6673840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "spacecraft", "bravery", "astronaut", "space race".
9Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Vladimir Bashta
Original score: Yuriy Poteenko
Editing: Anton Anisimov
VFX supervisor: Sergei Nevshupov
Runtime: 140 min · 2h 20m
Status: Released
Budget: $7,075,038
Box office: $9,868,942
Return: 139% of budget
Original language: RU
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Spacewalker (2017)

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MBox642017-11-12
Mars 1965. Au plus fort de la guerre froide, les USA et l'URSS luttent pour avoir la suprématie dans l'espace. Chacune des deux super-puissance voulant être la première à faire "marcher" un homme dans l'espace. Pour atteindre cet objectif, aucun risque ni aucun prix n'est trop élevé. C'est là qu'un improbable duo, composé d'un ancien combattant aguerri et d'un pilote d'essai "tête brulée" s'engagent pour cette mission. Deux hommes dans une capsule spatiale minuscule, qui n'a jamais été réellement testée, font alors face à l'inconnu… Ils sont supposés accomplir ce qu'aucun autre homme avant eux n'a jamais fait. Et personne n'imagine ce qui va réellement advenir…

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