Baikonur 12 years old

“Whatever falls from heaven, you may keep.” So goes the unwritten law of the Kazakh steppes. A law avidly adhered to by the inhabitants of a small village, who collect the space debris that falls downrange from the nearby Baikonur space station. The last two youthful members of the village are the radio operator Iskander, known as Gagarin, and the spirited Nazira. While Nazira finds it increasing difficult to conceal her love for Iskander by means of her unconventional behaviour, Iskander is evidently not only crazy about Baikonur and the vastness of outer space, but also deeply smitten with the beautiful French astronaut Julie Mahé, whose journey to the stars he wistfully follows on television.

Credits

Baikonur Cast

Name	Character
Erbulat Toguzakov	as Rustam
Waléra Kanischtscheff He was 46, now 58 years old	as Baikonur Chef (voice)

Baikonur Crew

Name	Department
Nikolai Kanow as Cinematography.	Crew
Vincent Assmann as Editor. He was 35 (now 47) years old	Editing
Veit Helmer as Director. He was 43 (now 56) years old	Directing
Veit Helmer as Producer. He was 43 (now 56) years old	Production
Veit Helmer as Screenplay. He was 43 (now 56) years old	Writing
Goran Bregović as Original Music Composer. He was 62 (now 74) years old	Sound
Sergej Ashkenazy as Screenplay.	Writing