Baikonur, Earth (2018)

Name: Baikonur, Earth
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-07-01T15:59:51+02:00
Rating: 3.5

Documentary | 74 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 74 minuten

Alternative title: Bajkonur, Terra

Country: Italy

Directed by: Andrea Sorini

IMDb score: 6,5 (1.370)

Releasedate: 16 June 2019

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Baikonur, Earth plot

"Far from the rest of the world. Just one step away from the universe."

In the middle of the deserted Kazakh steppe stands the world's first space station. Here, Sputnik was the first man to be launched into space. A gigantic space complex in the desert, built in the 1950s and still in use today. The documentary reveals the unexpected sides of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, such as the many Orthodox and Pagan monuments that guide the risky missions. In images of idyllic models and the ruins of abandoned buildings, Andrea Sorini shows the utopian dream of life on another planet. And the harsh reality of the present on Earth.