Lajko: Gypsy in Space
Lajko: Cigány az ürben
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Balázs Lengyel
Run time
1h 30min
Cast
Tamás Keresztes, József Gyabronka
A black comedy that allows us to learn that the first living being in space was not actually a dog called Lajka, but a Hungarian crop-sprayer by the name of Lajko. It is 1957 and the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the honour of providing the first human to orbit in space. The most suitable candidate turns out to be none other than the quiet and placid Lajko, the first Gypsy pilot in Hungary, maybe the whole world. He has felt a lifelong attraction to the stars and the unexplored infinity of outer space. He cannot believe his good fortune. When he is eventually selected for this daring mission, he doesn’t know that they chose him for this mission for a reason…
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Balázs Lengyel
Run time
1h 30min
Cast
Tamás Keresztes, József Gyabronka
A black comedy that allows us to learn that the first living being in space was not actually a dog called Lajka, but a Hungarian crop-sprayer by the name of Lajko. It is 1957 and the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the honour of providing the first human to orbit in space. The most suitable candidate turns out to be none other than the quiet and placid Lajko, the first Gypsy pilot in Hungary, maybe the whole world. He has felt a lifelong attraction to the stars and the unexplored infinity of outer space. He cannot believe his good fortune. When he is eventually selected for this daring mission, he doesn’t know that they chose him for this mission for a reason…
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2018
Global distributor
HNFF World Sales
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/24/2018