Synopsis
In spring 1938 in the mountains in the north of Chile a fiery UFO, later named "Chilean Sphere ", fell down. The investigation of this episode, made by a film crew, has led to a sensational discovery. It appeared that before the Second World War (in the thirties) in the USSR a secret space program had been developed. The Soviet scientists and military authorities managed to launch the first spacecraft 23 years prior to Jury Gagarin's flight! "The First on the Moon" tells about everyday life, heroic deeds and tragedy of the first group of the Soviet cosmonauts. It is the first Russian film shot in a very rare genre 'mockumentary' or 'documentary fiction'.
Facts
Setting
Moon, Soviet Union
Filming location
Yekaterinburg
Production
Sverdlovsk Film Studio
Original language
Russian
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2006 generic
- Jeonju International Film Festival 2006 generic
- Ghent Film Festival 2005 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2005 generic
