• The Russians in space will shoot the movie “The Challenge,” which tells the story of a doctor who is unexpectedly sent to the International Space Station to save the cosmonaut’s life there.
• Peresild is currently one of the most popular actresses in Russia. in the movie “At the End of the World”, nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar. On Monday she admitted at a press conference that the four-month preparations for the stay in space were very difficult
• Szypienko, 38, has several films to his credit in Russia, including the 2019 film “Text”, the highest-grossing film in the history of Russian cinematography. For him, training before going into space wasn’t easy either. “Of course we couldn’t do much the first time and sometimes even the third time, but that’s normal,” he said.
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The crew of the spacecraft is completed by the cosmonaut of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, Anton Szkaplerov. The backup crew is cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev, actress Alona Mordovina and cameraman Alexei Dudin.

A Russian movie shot in space

The Russians in space will shoot the movie “The Challenge,” which tells the story of a doctor who is unexpectedly sent to the International Space Station to save the cosmonaut’s life there. The venture is in response to NASA’s plans to make a movie in space starring Tom Cruise.

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The spaceship with the Russians on board took off at 11:55 Moscow time (10:55 in Poland). It will detach from the launcher after approximately 9 minutes of flight time. After another 3 hours and 17 minutes, you will be docked at the ISS. The stay at the station lasts 12 days.

Peresild is currently one of the most popular actresses in Russia. in the movie “At the End of the World”, nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar. She admitted at a press conference on Monday that the four-month preparations for the space stay were very difficult, but she is still very satisfied.

“Challenge”. Actors in space

“This is a great opportunity,” said the 37-year-old actress. – We have worked very hard and are tired, even though we are in a good mood. It was mentally, physically and morally difficult. But I think once we hit the target, we’ll remember it with a smile — she added.

She admitted that it was the hardest thing for her to learn how to pilot a spacecraft that would reach the ISS. “Honestly, it wasn’t easy for me,” she said. “For the first two weeks, I studied it every day until 4 a.m.,” she recalls.

In turn, the part of the preparations that gave her the most pleasure was the flight that imitated the state of weightlessness. She added that she realizes that gravity in orbit can be very different than under training conditions, but still looks forward to the first morning in orbit.

The first filmmakers in space

Szypienko, 38, has several films to his credit in Russia, including the 2019 film “Text”, the highest-grossing film in the history of Russian cinematography. For him, training before going into space wasn’t easy either. “Of course we couldn’t do much the first time and sometimes even the third time, but that’s normal,” he said.

He added that he is excited to be the first filmmaker in space and wants to use these conditions to experiment with lighting, camera settings and other technical aspects of filmmaking.

The film also features Piotr Dubrow, who is currently visiting the ISS, and Oleg Nowicki, who will play the role of a sick cosmonaut. On October 17, he takes the place of the captain of the Soyuz ship, which will bring the film crew to Earth.

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