Gagarine

Nominee
Best First Work
Cesar Awards
Filled with imaginative, vibrant visuals and an (inter) stellar lead performance...Gagarine’s voyage is one well worth joining.

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Gagarine

Sixteen-year-old Yuri has lived his entire life in Gagarine Towers, a vast red brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. From the heights of his apartment, he dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his community’s home are leaked, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save Gagarine, transforming the estate into his own “starship."

Not Rated
Genre
Drama, French Cinema
Runtime
97
Language
French
Awards:
Nominee, Best First Work, Cesar Awards
FEATURED REVIEW
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

Any community on the brink of displacement would be lucky to have in its corner someone like Youri, the kind, attentive, and mechanically resourceful teenager at the center of the French film “Gagarine.” A sweet, melancholy magical realist drama from directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, it’s ...

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