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Light Years Away

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While working in a pub, an aimless young man, Jonas (Mick Ford), meets an eccentric old man named Yoshka Poliakeff (Trevor Howard). They strike up a relationship, with mentor Yoshka giving mentee Jonas a series of jobs to accomplish -- man the gas pump for customers that may never come, clean up refuse -- around the ramshackle shed Yoshka calls a home. Eventually, Jonas learns that Yoshka is building artificial wings so that he can fly into space, abandoning the earth forever.

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Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 08/21/2019
The cinematography and music have a great power of seduction. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Light Years Away

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Alain Tanner

Director

Trevor Howard

Yoshka Poliakeff

Mick Ford

Jonas

Bernice Stegers

Betty

Movie Info

Synopsis While working in a pub, an aimless young man, Jonas (Mick Ford), meets an eccentric old man named Yoshka Poliakeff (Trevor Howard). They strike up a relationship, with mentor Yoshka giving mentee Jonas a series of jobs to accomplish -- man the gas pump for customers that may never come, clean up refuse -- around the ramshackle shed Yoshka calls a home. Eventually, Jonas learns that Yoshka is building artificial wings so that he can fly into space, abandoning the earth forever.
Director
Alain Tanner
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m