Gagarine

Gagarine (2020)

Genres - Drama, Fantasy  |   Sub-Genres - Melodrama  |   Release Date - Apr 1, 2022 (USA - Limited)  |   Run Time - 98 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Maggie Sadler

Despite his lofty dreams of becoming an astronaut like his namesake, teenager Youri (Alséni Bathily) must put his aspirations aside as his housing project home in the Parisian inner city faces destruction at the hands of real estate developers. Despite the mounting despair, Youri keeps hope alive as he drifts between his interstellar dreams and the biting reality of his impoverished situation. Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh co-write and co-direct the drama co-starring Lyna Khoudri and Jamil McCraven.

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astronaut, dreams-of-success, French-language, housing-project, social-issues, space-travel

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