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Laika

5.5/10
TMDB13 votes
Original: 87 min

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.

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About Laika

Laika (2017) is a film in the animation, comedy, science fiction genres. Directed by . The cast includes Helena Dvořáková, Karel Zima, Petr Čtvrtníček, Jan Vondráček.

Released
Original language
Runtime
87 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Czech Republic
Production companies
Studio ZVON, Universal Production Partners, Studio Bystrouška, Česká televize
Directors
Writers
Aurel Klimt

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What is Laika about?

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.

Who stars in Laika?

Helena Dvořáková, Karel Zima, Petr Čtvrtníček, Jan Vondráček, Miroslav Táborský, Robert Nebřenský. See the cast cards above for character names.

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