Sputnik

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…

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

Reviews

MovieGuys

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 t...

SWITCH.

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 natu...

Repo Jack

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....

tmdb15435519

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 ...

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