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The Challenge

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Thoracic surgeon Evgenia Belyaeva has one month to prepare for a flight to the International Space Station, where she must operate on a crew member. Will she be up for the challenge? Can she overcome her fears and insecurities? Will she be able to perform the complicated surgery in zero gravity, and give the cosmonaut a chance to return to Earth alive?

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2023-04-20

Runtime: 164 mins

Director: Klim Shipenko

Writer: Bakur Bakuradze, Klim Shipenko, Ilya Malakhova

Spoken language: Pусский

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Challenge

Production Companies: Yellow, Black & White, Roscosmos, Channel One, START Studio, Central Partnership, Glavkosmos

Production Countries: Russia

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deepkino
The first feature-length film shot in space by professional filmmakers. A portion was filmed on the International Space Station. Also, if you're curious, it provides quite satisfying information about breast surgery, preparation for space travel, and the basic aspects of life in space!
2025-07-05

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