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Under-the-Radar Round Up 2013, Part 3

February 2, 2014 1 comment

Original Reviews by Jonathan Broxton

REVIEWS FROM POLAND AND EASTERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GAGARIN: FIRST IN SPACE – George Kallis

June 7, 2013 Leave a comment

gagarinfirstinspaceOriginal Review by Jonathan Broxton

Gagarin: First in Space is a Russian film directed by Pavel Parkhomenko, about the life of Yuri Gagarin who, in 1961 became first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth. The film – which, to Russians, has a similar sense of national pride and honor as films like The Right Stuff and Apollo 13 does to Americans – stars Yaroslav Zhalnin as Gagarin, and features a rousing, heroic score by Cypriot composer George Kallis. Read more…