Baikonur
6.3
“Whatever falls from heaven, you may keep.” So goes the unwritten law of the Kazakh steppes. A law avidly adhered to by the inhabitants of a small village, who collect the space debris that falls downrange from the nearby Baikonur space station. The last two youthful members of the village are the radio operator Iskander, known as Gagarin, and the spirited Nazira. While Nazira finds it increasing difficult to conceal her love for Iskander by means of her unconventional behaviour, Iskander is evidently not only crazy about Baikonur and the vastness of outer space, but also deeply smitten with the beautiful French astronaut Julie Mahé, whose journey to the stars he wistfully follows on television.
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Cast
23 people
Alexander Asochakov
Iskander 'Gagarin' Orinbekov
No other roles listed
Marie de Villepin
Julie Mahé
Known for
Yves Saint Laurent
Season's Beatings
Sitora Farmonova
Nazira
Also in
Tengiz
Now My Father is a Bachelor?
Waléra Kanischtscheff
Baikonur Chef (voice)
Known for
Babylon Berlin
We Are the Night
Yevgeniy Yefremov
Roscosmos-Boss
Also in
Operation 'Trust'
Nurlan Abilov
Timur
Also in
Dombyra
Shyrmauyq
Muchit Izimov
Adylgey
No other roles listed
Sayat Merekeuly
Agai
No other roles listed
Yessim Seghizbayev
One-eyed Enemy
No other roles listed
Oleg Poltoratskikh
Russian Cosmonaut
Also in
Tom Thumb and the Avengers Mushrooms from Mars
The Wonderland
Berik Aitzhanov
Kazakh Cosmonaut
Known for
The Legend of Tomiris
Michael Müller
German Cosmonaut
Veit Helmer Director · Sergej Ashkenazy Screenplay Daniela Baumgärtl Writer
United States release March 23, 2012 · Produced in Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan · Languages English, French, Russian
Production
Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion
Production
CTB Film Company
Production
Star.KZ Tandem Production
Production
Eurasia Film Production
Production
ARTE
Production
RBB
Production
BR
Production
Germany · Russia · Kazakhstan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian
Release dates
Germany · September 1, 2011
Theatrical
United States · March 23, 2012
Theatrical
Spain
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
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