Pervye na Lune

"We are the first. USSR."

Sep 29 2005 N/A 1h 15m
Mystery, Sci-Fi

In spring 1938 in the mountains in the north of Chile a fiery UFO, later named "Chilean Sphere ", fell down. The investigation of this episode, made by a film crew, has led to a sensational discovery. It appeared that before the Second World War (in the thirties) in the USSR a secret space program had been developed. The Soviet scientists and military authorities managed to launch the first spacecraft 23 years prior to Jury Gagarin's flight! "The First on the Moon" tells about everyday life, heroic deeds and tragedy of the first group of the Soviet cosmonauts. It is the first Russian film shot in a very rare genre 'mockumentary' or 'documentary fiction'.

Plot

In spring 1938 in the mountains in the north of Chile a fiery UFO, later named "Chilean Sphere", fell down. The investigation of this episode, made by a film crew, has led to a sensational discovery. It appeared that before the Second World War (in the thirties) in the USSR a secret space program had been developed. The Soviet scientists and military authorities managed to launch the first spacecraft 23 years prior to Yuri Gagarin's flight. "The First on the Moon" tells about everyday life, heroic deeds and tragedy of the first group of the Soviet cosmonauts. It is the first Russian film shot in a very rare genre 'mockumentary' or 'documentary fiction'.

Written by

Aleksandr Gonorovskiy, Ramil Yamaleyev

Directed by

Aleksey Fedorchenko

Production Countries

Russia

Production Companies

Sverdlovsk Film Studio, Kinokompaniya Strana

Languages

Awards

9 wins & 11 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
818
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA