Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big Russian city. She is caught and forcibly retrained to become a pioneer in astronautics. Soon after her lift-off into space, a number of animals follow that are hurriedly launched from Houston and Baikonur. The animals travel astray, but finally manage, with the help of a black hole, to colonize a faraway planet. After a short period of harmonious, undisturbed co-existence with indigenous life forms, however, first human cosmonaut run ashore on their planet, and their harmonious life, indeed their very survival, are suddenly in jeopardy.
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Cast
16 people
Helena Dvořáková
Laika (voice)
Known for
The Devil's Mistress
Karel Zima
Yuri Leftkin (voice)
Also in
Wasteland
Slunečná
Edgar Dutka
Jan Budar
(voice)
Aurel Klimt
Also in
Eastern Bloodthirsty Hugo
Petr Čtvrtníček
Queerneck (voice)
Also in
One Family
Kooky
Radek Loukota
Jan Vondráček
Ham / Cow (voice)
Also in
I, Mattoni
Vedlejší produkt
Miroslav Táborský
Neil Knockout (voice)
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Hostel
Čeněk Koliáš
(voice)
Also in
Pražský písničkář
Wyrd Sisters
Martin Velíšek
Robert Nebřenský
Professor Vorolev / Pig (voice)
Known for
Whiskey Cavalier
Aurel Klimt Director · Marek Doubrava Composer Radek Loukota Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $31K · Budget $2.7M · United States release August 5, 2018
Box office
Budget
$2,673,800
Worldwide gross
$31,081
Production
Studio ZVON
Production
Universal Production Partners
Production
Studio Bystrouška
Production
Česká televize
Production
Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lajka
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · November 2, 2017
Theatrical
United States · August 5, 2018
Premiere · Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema
Hungary
September 15, 2018 · Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
Italy
November 1, 2018 · Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
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