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Mir Friends (1999)

Mir Friends (1999)

Drama

A COSMONAUT IS STRANDED IN SPACE. THE U.S.S.R. IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. AND BERNARD HAS JUST MADE CONTACT.

Release Date: 1999, May 1
Directors: Peter Kelly
Countries: Ireland
Production: Esra Film
Cast: Richard Croxford, Joe Gallagher, Des Cave

Overview:

Described by one critic as 'Ballykissangel meets Apollo 13', this short (26 minute) film is based on the extraordinary true story of a Donegal 'ham' radio enthusiast who made contact with a Soviet cosmonaut stranded on the MIR Space station during the summer of 1991.