Salyut-7 (2017)
Salyut-7
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Although it was recorded before, 'Salyut-7: Space Mission' will sound to you something in the line between 'Chernobyl' and 'For All Mankind' - only produced by the Russians themselves. The movie adapts (with several poetic liberties) a real story, that of the 1985 Soyuz T-13 mission, which had the objective of saving the Salyut 7 space station, which was wandering inertly through Earth's orbit. The feat is regarded by the Russians as one of the greatest space achievements in history, largely due to the adversities faced by cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh. The film, of course, carries the colors of Soviet heroism, but not much different from what the Americans do when portraying their own genre conquests. In the end, we have an engaging plot, full of drama, overcoming and glory. Highlight for the special effects, especially when we remember that all this was done very far from Hollywood.
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USSR, June 1985. Based on actual events. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life.
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