The Russian film “The Challenge”, as the first cinematic film filmed in space, is scheduled to be shown at the “Russian House” (Russian Science and Culture Center) in the Belgian capital, Brussels.
Vera Bunina, director of the Russian House, described the screening of the film at the International Space Week, next October, as a “symbolic event,” and said: “This is the first showing of the film in Belgium. We have been waiting for it since it was first shown in Russia in 2023. It is a unique film. Of its kind, it was filmed in space, specifically on board the International Space Station, for the first time in the history of cinema. We are pleased to dedicate this show to Yuri Gagarin, whose birth anniversary we are commemorating this year, and who was the first person in the world to travel into space.”
According to Bunina, the film “The Challenge” will be shown in Russian with written translation into English, and the film will be shown free of charge to anyone who wishes to watch it in the “Russian House” hall, which can accommodate 140 people. According to Russia Today.
It is noteworthy that the film “The Challenge” was directed by Russian Klim Shipenko.
The film’s events revolve around a doctor who volunteers to take a trip into space to save the life of an astronaut in serious condition who is on the space station.