Synopsis
October 1957. Kruschev, the Russian president, gives the order for a satellite to be sent into orbit. Laïka, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, is sent into space inside the satellite. She has only three weeks left to live.
Credits
Full credits (12)
- Screenwriters : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Directors of photography : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Editors : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Sound recordists : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Costume designers : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Producers : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Sound editors : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Production designers : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Special Effects : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Sound mixers : Laure Saupique, Valérie Zaccomer
- Additional Music : Dimitri Chostakovitch, Frank Sinatra
- Narrators : Éric Chantelauze, Sébastien Siroux
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Drama, Portrait, Animation of objects
- Themes : Fauna, History
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 5 min 50 seconds
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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