Gagarine
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 1, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMar 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
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 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
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyOct 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
80
EmpireJake CunninghamSep 30, 2021
Filled with imaginative, vibrant visuals and an (inter) stellar lead performance, despite some flourishes that miss their landing, Gagarine’s voyage is one well worth joining. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenSep 20, 2021
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. Read full review
80
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyJul 1, 2020
Gagarine’s increasingly wayward trajectory demands of its audience not just a leap of faith but a vault into the stratosphere, and its tone of naïve romanticism could rankle with more jaded viewers. Still, conviction and chutzpah, plus often dazzling execution, will chime with younger adult audiences. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonApr 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
75
Washington PostPat PaduaMar 28, 2022
The filmmakers make just as much magic on the ground as some do in space. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnJul 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
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievDec 9, 2021
Like its Russian hero, it aims for the stars and at times reaches exhilarating moments of weightlessness. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWes GreeneMar 28, 2022
The film is at its most effective and engaging when simply capturing the vibrancy of a world onto its own. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaMar 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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