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jp Jul 21, 2025

Dazzling visuals, contrived conflicts. Klim Shipenko’s Salyut-7 turns a gripping real-life space rescue into a Hollywood-style thriller packed with Cold War clichés. A stunning spectacle that never quite trusts the true story to carry the weight.
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Salyut-7: Sublime Imagery Submerged in Manufactured Drama

Salyut-7 (2017) is packed with such sublime visual imagery that it would be entirely possible to enjoy the film without subtitles—or even a working knowledge of the Russian language. In fact, that …

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