Gagarine

Gagarine

2020 · 95 min · FR · 6.6 (116 votes)
Dir. Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh · Starring Alséni Bathily, Lyna Khoudri, Jamil McCraven, Finnegan Oldfield, Farida Rahouadj, Denis Lavant · Music Amine Bouhafa
Drama

Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarin Towers, a vast red-brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. He dreams of becoming an astronaut. When plans to demolish Gagarin Towers leak out, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save their home, which has become his “starship.”

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A poignant and visually striking tale of a young boy's deep connection to his crumbling apartment complex. It captures the bittersweet ache of growing up and the quiet dignity of fighting for what you love, even as it fades away.

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