Salyut-7

Saw it yesterday in local cinema, in OV. Only one presentation, ever. ^^ OK, the hall was filled half, but the movie was really great, Russian can do this kind of movies very well, very exciting until the last second! The acting was very well, camera too, pictures are great, especially the launch, breathtaking! Worth to see, I hope it will be relased in some other languages, at least with subtitles.

Salyut 7 was something of a surprise discovery for me, just stumbling upon it.I wish it had received a wider attention, This movie feels like it came from nowhere and I lapped it up.Its a riveting and powerful film about human triumph over adversity. And the Gravity-like visuals really intensify the you-are-there feeling I guess you have to forgive dramatic license-this film used,its dramatizations, rather than a documentary, after all. Overall this is a great movie. And two days ago I'd never even heard of it.In any case, anybody who enjoyed either Apollo 13 or Gravity will likely really enjoy this film, it's nice to see Russian cinema demonstrating its ability to measure up to Hollywood and give us a different flavor.

I found this film thoroughly entertaining. Few films follow the truth so I really don't know if it is accurate. I think the Ruskies did a fantastic job with this film. Better than the diarrhea that comes from Hollywood.

This dramatization of what is essentially the Russian equivalent to "Apollo 13" is one of the best real life space 'adventures' made. Excellent production qualities, good script and acting and completely plausible effects. As a thriller, it's drier than "Gravity", but fans of "Apollo 13" should be very pleased and satisfied. Edit: I started writing this about half-way through. When the movie finished I upped the rating another notch, even as the god-awful credits song was playing. My only criticism is that whoever chose the music was selling something else.

After watching Salyut-7 which I found well made, well acted, human and tense, I wanted to know the true story. For that, I credit Nickolai Belakovski for his article "The little-known Soviet mission to rescue a dead space station" which can be found on the Ars Technica website. Suffice it to say, Salyut-7 is very much a work of fiction and, to be fair, was not intended to be taken as a true depiction of events.

As far as any shuttle mission to grab Salyut-7, it's complete hogwash despite there being a Russian documentary that promotes US efforts to steal the station. Bart Hendrickx wrote the article "Kidnapping a Soviet space station" for The Space Review website. It debunks the Russian conspiracy theory quite convincingly.

Enjoy the movie but don't rely on it for truth.