Gagarin: First in Space

Gagarin: First in Space aka First in Space aka First Man in Space is a 2013 Russian feature length biopic docudrama about Yuri Gagarin and the Vostok 1 mission. The film is purposefully 108 minutes long as as to be equivalent to the aproximate time Gagarin orbited the Earth before his return. It was released theatrical in Russia via Central Partnership on June 6, 2013.

Plot
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket, becoming the first human in space and orbiting Earth for 108 minutes. He was one of the first group of cosmonauts who were selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union.

The legendary top twenty who were selected were the ace of aces and none of the pilots knew which amongst them would make history on the first manned flight. Once chosen Gagarin is fast tracked to train for the unknown and the trip of a life time!

Whilst strapped into his rocket, Gagarin reflects on his life which is intercut with the determination of the Russian space team and their untiring efforts to conquer space.

Production
This is the first film the Gagarin family supported on Yuri Gagarin; as they previously sued two previous attempts- one a musical the other a fictional drama.

Cast

 * Yaroslav Zhalnin as Yuri Gagarin
 * Mikhail Filippov as Sergey Korolev
 * Olga Ivanova as Valentina Ivanova
 * Vadim Michman as German Titov
 * Vladimir Steklov as Nikolai Kamanin
 * Viktor Proskurin as Yuri's father
 * Nadezhda Markina as Yuri's mother
 * Daniil Vorobyov as Grigory Nelyubov
 * Inga Strelkova-Oboldina as Adilya Kotovskaya
 * Sergey Tezov as Colonel Karpov
 * Anatoliy Otradnov as Andrian Nikolaev
 * Vladimir Chuprikov as Nikita Khrushchev
 * Sergey Laktyunkin as Valeriy Bykovsky
 * Anatoliy Gushchin as Alexei Leonov
 * Dmitriy Tikhonov as Konstantin Feoktistov
 * Sergey Kalashnikov as Pavel Popovich
 * Anzor Kamariddinov as Mars Rafikov
 * Sergey Kagakov as Oleg Ivanovsky
 * Nina Esina as Zoya
 * Olga Yakovtseva as Tanya
 * Danila Bukrin as Boriska
 * Vadim Golishnikov as Boris Rauschenbach

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 * Director: Pavel Parkhomenko

Distribution
The film was theatrically released by Central Partnership and distributed with a DVD released in the UK by Entertainment One.

Reception
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