The Challenge

With so many things being fake and distorted today, this movie takes a special place on the pedestal of cinema history due to its real portrayal of people living in extreme conditions on a space station. This is a story about love, life, space, and human beings with their problems and weaknesses. For anyone looking for an action movie with special effects, space battles, and other fiction, this movie is probably not for you.

Shot beautifully with incredible scenes from a real space station, scenes of a rocket launch, and very talented actors.

What sets this movie apart is that it makes you believe in human potential, strength, and character.

I am proud to be Russian, regardless of any current circumstances, and thankful to anyone involved in a production of this amazing film.

Movie is nice from all points of view. Even if you don't know about real space shooting its' beautiful and precise to details. But when you realize that its real ISS every little detail takes your eye on it. Earth parts, 3d graphic part and real space parts looks really smooth and not makes any dissonance.

Storyline is fine. Characters are shown really nice. Special grats to real spacemen at ISS who uncovered as well as actors. Humanity stepped deeper to space - making entertainment movies in such dangerous and amazing environment.

Director (and operator at space as well) made great job together with actress Yulia Peresild.

I easily can recommend this movie.

The plot is very refreshing because its so realistic with no overemphasized scene so often seen in Hollywood's movies.

If you expected some sci-fi movie you are into the big surprise. All scene are realistic and it gest so much better when you are aware "this scene inside space station are really shoot inside space station".

It is a great success that they managed to create a plot that is interesting to keep your attention all the time even the scene is "realistic".

For those expecting space sci-fi drama are probably to be disappointed, for other they will be surprise that whole action is going on real-life present space station.

Big recommendation to watch this in cinema.

Not a fan of Russian cinematography. I watched many Russian movies and didnt't find them good enough. Especially those with sci-fi theme. Only one I found to be more than just watchable, was " The ninth company". But, I went to watch this movie due to curiosity of it being filmed in ISS, and I must say that this was by far the best Russian movie I've ever watched. Everything was so realistic that one could get a feeling of what is it like being in space. Only downside is "acting" of some of the crew members, but considering they were real astronauts and not proffessional actors, that wasn't big deal. Overall, better then the most of American space movies. I would recomend this movie.

This is the first film of its kind. It's very interesting and incredible. Everything feels very real and true (because this is reality). I envy the actors who were able to fly into space, realized their dream.

The actors play very well. The main character is pretty. The astronauts themselves are also real, of course, they don't play very well, but they tried.

I was surprised that, probably, some scenes of the film were shot in outer space, the director and the actress were allowed to go into space, it's amazing.

The film itself is probably not the best from an artistic point of view. But the film is unique, to support it appreciated positively.