Gagarin. Pervyy v kosmose), 2013.
Directed by Pavel Parkhomenko.
SYNOPSIS:
On April 12 1961, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off into space not knowing what fate awaited him. He was one of the legendary top twenty men selected for a mission wrought with danger and whose bravery knew no bounds in his quest to become the first man in space. Gagarin tells the story of one of modern historys greatest pioneers, and of the Russian space team whose untiring efforts and determination led to the conquering of the unknown.
Man’s venture out into the great unknown of space has provided plenty of thrills for audiences over the years. Whether it’s the fictional journey to Mars or galaxies far, far away, or historic moments depicted on film, our fascination with all beyond our own atmosphere makes for potentially exciting cinema. Now we all know that the Moon landing was fake right? Yes, the footage was actually shot by Stanley Kubrick in case you didn’t know. I j