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

The plot revolving around a fire on board the Soyuz T-13 and possibly returning with only Savinykh on board was added for the movie, in reality the crew took great care in ensuring all water had evaporated before turning on any electrical systems.

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Goofs

Fedorov suggests that they drink alcohol to warm up. As alcohol is a depressant, it would have actually lowered their body temperatures. While, relatively speaking, it would have felt slightly warmer, the reduction in their body heat in such circumstances would be potentially dangerous.

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Connections

References Autumn Marathon (1979)

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Soundtracks

Arlekino
Performed by Alla Pugacheva

User Reviews

Very exciting!

Saw it yesterday in local cinema, in OV. Only one presentation, ever. ^^ OK, the hall was filled half, but the movie was really great, Russian can do this kind of movies very well, very exciting until the last second! The acting was very well, camera too, pictures are great, especially the launch, breathtaking! Worth to see, I hope it will be relased in some other languages, at least with subtitles.

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