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Gagarine
SummaryYouri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarine Cité, a vast red brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. From the heights of his apartment, he dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his community’s home are leaked, Youri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save Gagarine... Read More

Gagarine

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74
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6.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mar 31, 2022
80
Wall Street Journal
It’s a piece of urban history seen through the lens of magic realism, a fragile but beguiling fantasy, tethered now and then to gritty reality, about a do-gooder doing the best he can against daunting odds.
Oct 1, 2021
80
The Irish Times
Just as Youri fashions outsider art – or survivalist dreams – from his doomed banlieue, Liatard and Trouilh craft an imaginative debut feature from the rubble.
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6.9
57% Positive
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Nov 9, 2022
8
alanpotter17
A França vem produzindo diversos conteúdos que destacam a periferia, marcada por desigualdades e várias línguas que se encontram. Neste filme, acompanhamos a história de Yuri, em referência ao astronauta Yuri Gargarin, e seu sonho de também tornar-se um astronauta, mas em meio a um edifício quase insalubre (sobre o qual ele luta contra a demolição). Por mais que o filme seja poético, não sei ao certo o que é melhor para aquelas pessoas, afinal, o prédio de fato não está em boas condições, então eu particularmente fiquei com uma sensação meio dúbia. Mas a grande questão do filme é que ao focar acertadamente na história de Yuri, o filme mescla os sonhos ao apego às nossas condições de sobrevivência, de como as coisas se mesclam e se tornam únicas (veja o quarto de Yuri, sua visão de mundo, o próprio prédio tornando-se um ambiente de nave espacial). Assim, o filme consegue ser lírico na medida certa. É uma proposta completamente diferente de "Athena", por exemplo, que parte para a violência e rebelião dos moradores, um filme de confronto e mais visceral. Aqui, é um filme poético, delicado, e os garotos se saem muito bem, não se torna melodramático. É pra realmente pensarmos sobre nossos sonhos, nossas raízes, nosso porquê no mundo.
Sep 15, 2022
7
Mauro_Lanari
(Mauro Lanari) "Balancing whimsy-tinged magic realism against serious themes of community and displacement, Gagarine is as bracingly original as it is ultimately poignant" (RT). Suffused with an extraordinary demure halo, glocal, mic-mac, innernaut-cosmonaut maximized from the banlieue to the moon and from deep space to the suspended return: a memorable debut.
Sep 20, 2021
80
Time Out
If the ending is signposted, Youri’s earthbound journey to the stars offers a stirring escape from an unjust reality. Like his Russian sorta-namesake, he’s a hero we can all get behind.
Apr 1, 2022
75
RogerEbert.com
Gagarine plays like a mournful lament for a community that banded together during hard times before being separated and scattered to the winds, leaving no trace of its communal existence behind.
Mar 28, 2022
75
Washington Post
The filmmakers make just as much magic on the ground as some do in space.
Dec 9, 2021
70
Film Threat
Like its Russian hero, it aims for the stars and at times reaches exhilarating moments of weightlessness.
Mar 31, 2022
60
The New York Times
Gagarine is more interesting conceptually than it is in execution, but at least the filmmakers know to exalt the setting’s spectral qualities, adding dreamy, hypnotic touches to their phantom portrait of a place that is no longer of this world.
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May 16, 2022
5
Brent_Marchant
When a rundown housing project on the outskirts of Paris is slated for demolition, its predominantly low-income immigrant residents face forced eviction and relocation. But one occupant resists. As an aspiring astronaut, 16-year-old Youri tries to save the complex of high-rises named in honor of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin, the first man in space and the youngster’s namesake. But, when the clock runs out, he must scramble to survive as the project’s only remaining resident. It’s at this point, though, when the picture loses its way, turning somewhat preposterous. And, the longer it goes on, the more the film turns surreally preposterous, mixing fantasy and reality in a fuzzy, disjointed way, leaving viewers wondering how the two actually mesh. The result is an unsatisfying disappointment, almost as if directors Fanny **** and Jérémy Trouilh ultimately didn’t know where to take their debut feature. That’s regrettable, given that their production seemed to start off with a promising premise that lost its legs part way through. It’s commendable to dream for the stars, but you have to have a flight plan in place before you launch, something that’s sorely lacking here.
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  • Haut et Court
  • France 3 Cinéma
  • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
  • La Région Île-de-France
  • Indéfilms 8
  • Sofica Manon 10
  • Canal+
  • Ciné+
  • France Télévisions
  • Totem Films
Apr 1, 2022
1 h 37 m
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Athens International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
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