(Baikonur)

Content: “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.

Countries:

Germany,

Russia,

Kazakhstan

Genres:

Drama,

Romance

Runtime:

95 minutes

Year:

2011

Directors:

Veit Helmer

Production companies:

Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion,

CTB Film Company,

Star.KZ Tandem Production,

Eurasia Film Production,

ARTE,

RBB,

BR

Actors:

Iskander 'Gagarin' Orinbekov

Julie Mahé

Nazira

Baikonur Chef (voice)

Roscosmos-Boss

Crews:

Director

Producer

Screenplay

Original Music Composer

Screenplay