In 1957 the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the chance to choose the world's first cosmonaut, who can be the very first person in space. It seems like the best candidate is Lajkó, the gypsy spraying pilot.
Balázs Lengyel, directing a script he wrote with Balázs Lovas, has fun spoofing the Soviet propaganda machine, and the agreeable bad-taste humor seems to grow out of the historical irreverence.
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Nathan Mattise
RTArs TechnicaJul 28, 2021
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