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Ascension

Russia

2009

49 Min
Black and White
Russian
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DIR Pavel Medvedev

PROD Alexey Telnov

DP Igor Norgaliev

ED Larissa Solowzowa

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A montage of scenes from the unseen archives of the Soviet space program. —IMDb

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Eva Fools Around

21May13

too bad the us beat ussr to the orbit chewing gum. but they had orbita, laika and kosmos cigarettes instead. and belomorkanal too..

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    Eva Fools Around

    22May13

    smoking, as it is well known, kills. belomorkanal (cigarettes or not) especially. it is as if nazis named the most popular brand of cigarettes "birkenau"..

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Hot Docs: ASCENSION Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Definitively proving that all the “B” Science Fiction of the 1950s and 1960s do not hold a candle to the ‘real thing,’ Pavel Medvedev’s surreal 45 minute documentary Ascension is certainly one to look
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Hot Docs: ASCENSION Review

By Twitchfilm.net on September 1, 2010
Definitively proving that all the “B” Science Fiction of the 1950s and 1960s do not hold a candle to the ‘real thing,’ Pavel Medvedev’s surreal 45 minute documentary Ascension is certainly one to look
read on Twitchfilm.net

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