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The Spacewalker

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During the height of the Cold War, two Russian astronauts prepare to step into the unknown during the first space walk.

Critics Reviews

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Daniel M. Kimmel North Shore Movies Jan 19, 2021
4/5
...an impressive drama capturing a key chapter of the space race that needed to be told from the Russian side. Go to Full Review
Jamie Healy Radio Times Jun 10, 2019
4/5
The dreamy diversions into Leonov's childhood can feel a bit of an indulgence, but they at least offer some much-needed gasps for air amid the escalating peril. Go to Full Review
Jason Best Movie Talk Apr 18, 2018
4/5
The Russian equivalent of Apollo 13... a thrillingly nerve-wracking watch. Go to Full Review
Nigel Watson Starburst Oct 18, 2017
8/10
This is a real-life story of extreme bravery against all odds, with wonderful cinematography and special effects that take us back to the Cold War battle for supremacy in space. Go to Full Review
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Theodore S Jan 14, 2019 Very nice movie and more realistic actually I do enjoy it more than the Hollywood version First Man (2018) anyway if you're a space lover you'll like both films See more
Hermione S Mar 30, 2018 Hands down one of the best movies out there. It is a straight 2-hour space-related stuff. The very first scene is Gagarin managing to land a defective combat aircraft. Too many movies nowadays pick an interesting topic then put that concept to the back and focus on the mundane lives of the main characters. Here you get to see some of the characters background but that is a tiny version of the total screen time which is amazing and refreshing. It is especially enjoyable because it is NOT a piece of political propaganda in favor of Soviet Rusia or the Communist ideology. I need to mention this because I think it is relevant in this scenario. This movie actually manages to be self-critical of the circumstances of the time. For example, in a couple of lines of dialogue, Gagarin casually lets people know that he lost his father and lived under poor conditions thanks to the revolutionaries. Regarding to the historical aspect, I am glad that the people who made this movie did not made up some drama or changed the facts to make it entertaining. There is a climax (maybe more than one) but it is based on real stuff that went wrong for real during the mission. Even the last part where they head back to Earth indeed happened. It is hard to come by such stories showing real-life events as opposed to based on real events with an absurd use of artistic license to make more... conventional, commercial? I am just glad people like this exist that are actually trying to do good stuff. Worth the time and money. You may need to sit through closed captions unless there is a voiceover version in English out there. Again, totally worth it. See more
Han P Jan 21, 2018 The story is told in such a catchy way. You got trapped by the characters, probably not anyone you have seen before, ones that you feel connected from the start to finish. See more
Draco S Dec 2, 2017 excelente historia de los primeros cosmonautas
Hermione S Oct 20, 2017 So por ser Russo ja vale! Fotografia excelente!
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Movie Info

Synopsis During the height of the Cold War, two Russian astronauts prepare to step into the unknown during the first space walk.
Director
Dmitriy Kiselev
Producer
Timur Bekmambetov, Evgeniy Mironov, Sergey Ageev
Screenwriter
Sergey Kaluzhanov, Yuriy Korotkov, Oleg Pogodin
Production Co
Bazalevs
Genre
Adventure, Drama, History
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2021
Runtime
2h 20m
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