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Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Laika (2018)
Life on the outskirts of a Russian city isn't easy for the dog Laika. After being captured, she is forced to train to be a pioneer cosmonaut. Soon after Laika's launch into space, a number of other animals are launched out of Houston in the U.S. and Russian Baikkonur. The animals wander through space and a black hole aids them in finding a distant planet. After a harmonious period of undisturbed coexistence with the local animals, two human cosmonauts arrive. Their harmony and even their animal lives are now at risk.
| Country | Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 88 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | English |
| Directed by | Aurel Klimt |
| Screenplay | Aurel Klimt |
| Director of Photography | Radek Loukota |
| Music | Marek Doubrava |
| Edited by | Aurel Klimt |
| Contact | Aurel Klimt |
Biography
Aurel Klimt (1972) Animator, screenwriter, director and teacher. He graduated in animated work at FAMU. He has made the short animated fairy-tale films The Enchanted Bell (O kouzelném zvonu, 1998), The Fall (Pád, 1999), The Glassworks (Sklárna, 2005) and feature film Laika (Lajka, 2017). He also co-wrote for the series of stop-animation fairy tales Fimfárum of Jan Werich (Fimfárum Jana Wericha, 2002) and Fimfárum 2 (2006).