GAGARINE

By Fanny LIATARD, Jérémy TROUILH

MONGREL MEDIA INC. - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, CANADA

Drama - Completed 2020

A teenager who dreams of becoming an astronaut embarks on a mission to save his beloved housing project.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2020
Official Selection
Busan IFF 2020
World Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 101 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Fanny LIATARD, Jérémy TROUILH
    • Writer(s)
    • Fanny LIATARD, Jérémy TROUILH, Benjamin CHARBIT
    • Producer(s)
    • Julie BILLY (HAUT ET COURT), Carole SCOTTA (HAUT ET COURT)
    • Synopsis
    • Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarine Towers, a vast red brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. From the heights of his apartment, he dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his community’s home are leaked, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save Gagarine, transforming the estate into his own “starship” – before it disappears into space forever.

      The film was shot on the cusp of the actual demolition of the Cité Gagarine housing project in collaboration with its residents in Ivry-sur-Seine.