Salyut-7 (2017)

USSR, June 1985. Based on actual events. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life.

Director:

Klim Shipenko

Writers:

Aleksey Chupov, Jeffrey Hylton (English adaptation)

Stars:

Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Pavel Derevyanko, Aleksandr Samoylenko

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vladimir Vdovichenkov	...	Fedorov
Pavel Derevyanko	...	Alekhin
Aleksandr Samoylenko	...	Shudin
Mariya Mironova	...	Fedorov's Wife
Oksana Fandera	...	Lazareva
Lyubov Aksyonova	...	Alekhin's Wife
Alexandr Ratnikov	...	Shudin's Deputy
Valeriy Filonov	...	Stepanych
Vitaliy Khaev	...	Shumakov
Igor Ugolnikov	...	Boldyrev
Natalya Kudryashova	...	Physician
Artur Vakha	...	Psychiatrist
Polina Rudenko	...	Fedorov's Daughter
Nikita Panfilov	...	Zaytsev
Kirill Ulyanov	...	Shudin's Assistant #1

Storyline

The year is 1985. The unmanned Soviet space station Salyut 7, which is in low Earth orbit, suddenly stops responding to commands from the Control Center. If the space station - the pride of Soviet space engineering - falls from the sky, not only will it damage the image of the country, it will also be a disaster bringing untold casualties. To investigate the failure and prevent the catastrophe, people must be sent to the station. Yet no one in history has ever attempted to dock an uncontrolled vehicle in space. To this day, this mission is considered to be the most technically challenging in the history of space exploration.

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Plot Keywords:

space station | cosmonaut | year 1985 | russia | ussr | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Russia

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

5 October 2017 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Saliut-7

Box Office

Budget:

RUR 400,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CTB Film Company, Globus-film, Lemon Films Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 103 min (Mainland China Cut Version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Korabli
Performed by Vladimir Vysotskiy

User Reviews

A real gem

A film like this is always going to draw comparisons to Gravity, and while it doesn't contain the kind of hair-raising action scenes of that film, Salyut-7 does manage to offer a sustained level of tension that lifts it far above the average space movie fare.

This is a good dramatic story well told. Initially I found the main character to be a rather stuffy and wooden, but as the film progresses this reveals itself as a reserved stoicism that makes him a well-rounded and likeable character. The photography and special effects are first class and the acting is universally convincing.

I had no expectations when watching this and was pleasantly surprised. That it is based on a little known true story just makes it all the more exciting and engrossing. The short mid-credits footage of the actual cosmonauts is worth sticking around for too. It's a well-deserved 9/10 from me.