Sputnik

8/14/20201h 53m

Digital Release (US)

~ The only survivor did not come back alone. ~

Overview:

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…

Director:

Egor Abramenko

Status:

Released

Language:

Russian

Buget:

$2,600,000.00

Revenue:

$354,023.00

Key words:

spacecraft
alien life-form
alien
murder
doctor
cosmonaut
spacecraft accident
alien creature
symbiotic

Cast

Oksana Akinshina

~ as ~

Tatyana Klimova

Fyodor Bondarchuk

~ as ~

Colonel Semiradov

Pyotr Fyodorov

~ as ~

Konstantin Veshnyakov

Anton Vasilyev

~ as ~

Yan Rigel

Aleksey Demidov

~ as ~

Kirill Averchenko

Anna Nazarova

~ as ~

Nurse

Albrecht Sander

~ as ~

Convict Seryj

Vitaliya Kornienko

~ as ~

Child in Orphanage

Vasily Zotov

~ as ~

Biologist

Aleksandr Marushev

~ as ~

Prisoner Ruben

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Reviews (4)

M
MovieGuys
Written 5 year(s) ago
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There's a genuine sense of creeping biological dread in "The Sputnik".

Obviously, the immediate point of gravity for this film is Ridley Scotts 1979 film "Alien". Let me start by saying the resemblance is only superifcal. This is very much its own film. Unlike "Alien" that ramps up the pace as the terror increases, The Sputnik is a slow burn sci fi. Yes, its an alien monster mash up but utlimately its as much psychological, as it is literal.

Does it work? Well, sort of. There's some moments of genuine tension and terror, as well as a sickening sense of what people are capable of doing, to each other. Who's the real monster is a question that sticks its ugly head up.

Action is on offer too but its very brief and over almost before it begins. Whats left is interesting but does not serve up enough "bite" on the action or psychological terror front, to really amount to more than a entree, when a main is called for.

6/10 from me.
SWITCH.
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
Egor Abramenko's movie puts the characters in perilous situations where no answer seems like the right answer, leaving you wanting to know what happens next, and keeping the audience engaged. Although it doesn't reinvent the wheel, 'Sputnik' is an effective monster flick that touches upon human nature and the moral choices people have to make when it comes to life and death.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-sputnik-a-familiar-lethal-movie-monster
Repo Jack
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
If you watched the excellent "Life" sci-fi horror thriller, this is its spiritual sequel. A cosmonaut returns with an alien life form in this slow-burn Russian export.
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tmdb15435519
Written 4 year(s) ago
8
Wow. There is a lot to praise here.

The cinematography, score, and writing are all excellent. The acting is very strong, from Oksana Akinshina (who hasn't changed a bit since playing a minor but important role in The Bourne Supremacy) to Pyotr Fyodorov, nearly the entire cast is excellent. 4 out of 5 mainly because I have no benchmark. Hope to see more excellent films like this from Russia in the next few years.