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Laika

Lajka

2017 · 1h 27m · Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction · Czech Republic

Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big Russian city. She is caught and forcibly retrained to become a pioneer in astronautics. Soon after her lift-off into space, a number of animals follow that are hurriedly launched from Houston and Baikonur. The animals travel astray, but finally manage, with the help of a black hole, to colonize a faraway planet. After a short period of harmonious, undisturbed co-existence with indigenous life forms, however, first human cosmonaut run ashore on their planet, and their harmonious life, indeed their very survival, are suddenly in jeopardy.

Written & directed by
Aurel Klimt
Story by
Aurel Klimt
Starring
Helena Dvořáková, Karel Zima, Petr Čtvrtníček, Jan Vondráček
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