Gagarine

Gagarin
Director
Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
Country
France
Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh, Benjamin Charbit
Cast
Lyna Khoudri, Alseni Bathily, Jamil McCraven, Finnegan Oldfield, Farida Rahouadj, Denis Lavant
Production
Haut et Court, France 3 Cinéma

Storyline

Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarin Towers, a vast red-brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. He dreams of becoming an astronaut. When plans to demolish Gagarin Towers leak out, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save their home, which has become his “starship.”

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2020
Seville European Film Festival 2020
Best Actor Award (Alsény Bathily)

Releases

Spain (13 of April 2022)