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Lajkó - Gypsy in Space

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This black comedy allows us to learn that the first living being in space was not actually a dog called Lajka but a Hungarian crop-sprayer by the name of Lajkó. We discover that, in early 1957, the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the honor of providing the first cosmonaut to orbit in space. The most suitable candidate turns out to be none other than Lajos Serbán, known to all as Lajkó, whose life as a pilot reflects his lifelong attraction to the stars and an unexplored infinity with outer space. When he is eventually selected for this daring mission, he has little notion of the fact that it is not by chance that his dreams are set to come true...

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 03/13/2020
Balázs Lengyel, directing a script he wrote with Balázs Lovas, has fun spoofing the Soviet propaganda machine, and the agreeable bad-taste humor seems to grow out of the historical irreverence. Go to Full Review Nathan Mattise Ars Technica 07/28/2021
Laika should earn late-night curiosity status within that overall pop-culture ecosystem... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Balázs Lengyel

Director

Tamás Keresztes

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József Gyabronka

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Tibor Pálffy

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Anna Böger

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László Fehér

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Synopsis This black comedy allows us to learn that the first living being in space was not actually a dog called Lajka but a Hungarian crop-sprayer by the name of Lajkó. We discover that, in early 1957, the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the honor of providing the first cosmonaut to orbit in space. The most suitable candidate turns out to be none other than Lajos Serbán, known to all as Lajkó, whose life as a pilot reflects his lifelong attraction to the stars and an unexplored infinity with outer space. When he is eventually selected for this daring mission, he has little notion of the fact that it is not by chance that his dreams are set to come true...
Director
Balázs Lengyel
Producer
Ferenc Pusztai
Screenwriter
Balázs Lengyel, Balázs Lovas
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Hungarian
Runtime
1h 30m