Baikonur
Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia
2011
95 Min
Color
1.85:1
Russian, English, French
Synopsis
The inhabitants of a small village in Kazakhstan make a living by salvaging and swapping the scrap parts and junk found after every rocket launch from the nearby Baikonur space port. Young Iskander, called “Gagarin”, dreams about taking off into space one day and listens to the radio traffic of the space centre. He is also the one locating the metal parts, making sure to get there before the competing collectors. Nazira, who is secretly in love with Iskander, hates rockets and their technology since her parents died in an accident related to the space programme. But Iskander only has eyes for French space tourist Julie Mahé, whom he only knows from television. When her space capsule crashes on Earth, Iksander saves her. Realizing that Julie is suffering from amnesia, he introduces her as his fiancée. —filmportal.de
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Veit Helmer
Writer-director-producer Veit Helmer shot his first film at the age of 14.
He studied film at the Munich Film School HFF.
Veit Helmer became known for off beat short films.
He co-wrote the feature film “A Trick of Light” directed by Wim Wenders, premiered in Venice 1997.
His first feature film production “Tuvalu”, starring Denis Lavant had been invited to 62 festivals, including San Sebastian, London, Chicago, Berlin and Karlovy Vary. The film was released in June 2000 by Buena Vista Germany.
His second feature film “Gate to Heaven”, starring Miki Manojlovic and Udo Kier was released in December 2003 in Germany by Prokino/20th Century Fox.
His third feature film “Absurdistan” (2008) premiered in Sundance and has received awards at numerous festivals.
Besides fiction films, Veit Helmer directed three documentary films. “Behind the Couch” was awarded several times and aired by BBC and 20 broadcasters from all continents (world sales Filmstransit).
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Love Falls From Space In Veit Helmer's BAIKONUR
By Twitchfilm.com on November 18, 2011
Director Veit Helmer appears to be taking the concept of the star-crossed lover quite literally with his upcoming scifi romcom Baikonur. Taking its title from the actual Kazakh space-launch site where
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