Gagarine

Name: Gagarine
Genre: Drama
Released: April 1, 2022
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Alseni Bathily, Cesar 'Alex' Ciurar, Denis Lavant, Farida Rahouadj, Finnegan Oldfield

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 1, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Alseni Bathily, Cesar 'Alex' Ciurar, Denis Lavant, Farida Rahouadj, Finnegan Oldfield, Hassan Baaziz, Jamil McCraven, Lyna Khoudri, Rayane Hajmessaoud, Salim Balthazard

Summary: Youri, 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 saveYouri, 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, transforming the estate into his own “starship” – before it disappears into space forever.… Expand

Director: Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Joe Morgenstern

Mar 31, 2022

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. Read full review

Tara Brady

Oct 1, 2021

Just as Youri fashions outsider art – or survivalist dreams – from his doomed banlieue, Liatard and Trouilh craft an imaginative debut feature from the rubble. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 31, 2022

In its imaginative depiction of how marginalized souls view home — especially youth, for whom belonging and the future can be fraught concepts — Gagarine bears witness to not only a historic building, but the hearts of people, which is what brings a place alive, anyway. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jul 1, 2020

The filmmakers excel at crafting delightful musical montages to capture the sense of escapism Yuri finds in his newfound support system, but it’s clear that these circumstances provide only a temporary fix. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Apr 1, 2022

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. Read full review

Pat Padua

Mar 28, 2022

The filmmakers make just as much magic on the ground as some do in space. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Mar 31, 2022

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. Read full review

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alanpotter17

Nov 9, 2022

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 edifícioA 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.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Sep 15, 2022

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"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(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.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

May 16, 2022

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 inWhen 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 Liatard 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.… Expand

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