In 1961, a Soviet medical officer is conflicted about his position overseeing the health of future cosmonauts.
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Cast
29 people
Merab Ninidze
Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
Known for
The Courier
A Working Man
Chulpan Khamatova
Nina, Daniil's Wife
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The White Crow
Sergey Ivanov
Sergey Shumakov
Vladimir Arkusha
Aleksei German Jr.
Also in
Atikuda
Voices in the Old Walls
Anastasiya Shevelyova
Vera
Also in
The Find
The Role
Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev
Artem Vasilyev
Kirill Ulyanov
Garik
Known for
Major Grom
Julia Glezarova
Polina Filonenko
Misha's Friend
Known for
Everybody Dies But Me
Aleksei German Jr. Director · Vladimir Arkusha Writer Julia Glezarova Writer
Worldwide gross $285K · First release September 1, 2008 · Produced in Netherlands, Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$284,987
Production
Russia 1
Production
Lenfilm
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Phenomen Films
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Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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Netherlands · Russia
Produced in
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Original title
Бумажный солдат
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2008
Venice Film Festival
Russia · November 13, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
November 10, 2008 · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Czechia
July 6, 2009 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
September 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
August 15, 2011
Kazakhstan
February 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 23, 2009 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
November 10, 2009 · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
Romania
November 13, 2008
United Kingdom
June 1, 2009 · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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