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

4 wins & 7 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
Aleksandr 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 could 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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Taglines:

The right stuff of the cosmonauts.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Oksana Fandera and Mariya Mironova co-starred together in The State Counsellor (2005).

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Goofs

At the briefing scene a concern that the Americans may intercept the uncontrolled space station and obtain military secrets is repeatedly stated. In reality the Salyut carried no military secrets as it was a civilian installation. If the Americans wanted military secrets, they should've gone after Almaz, the today little known military version of the Salyut, also in orbit at the time. Such an emergency never happened to the Almaz though.

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Connections

References Autumn Marathon (1979)

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Soundtracks

Korabli
Performed by Vladimir Vysotskiy

User Reviews

admirable work

A film who could have many names, from propaganda to biopic. Significant is the inspired storytelling , the technical work, the performances and nuances and precise build of dramatism. A film who seems, in many points, better than last space films made USA. . Because, it has something defining the characters and situations and tension escaping to demonstration, reminding the essence of humanity. And this detal represents, sure, for me, in profound subjective perspective, a huge virtue.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Russia

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

5 October 2017 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Salyut-7

Box Office

Budget:

RUR400,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,746,823

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