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Sputnik (2020)

★ 6.4Not Rated113 min

2020 Russian science fiction horror film

Sputnik (Russian: Спутник) is a 2020 Russian science-fiction horror film directed by Egor Abramenko in his feature directorial debut. It stars Oksana Akinshina as a young doctor who is recruited by the Soviet military to assess a cosmonaut who survived a mysterious space accident and returned to Earth with a dangerous organism living inside him. Alongside Akinshina, the film's cast includes Pyotr Fyodorov and Fyodor Bondarchuk.

Sputnik was scheduled to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020 prior to the festival being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released on video-on-demand in Russia on April 23, 2020. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Sputnik about?
Sputnik (2020) — 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 c
Is Sputnik based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Sputnik scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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