Laika
2017 · 87 min · Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
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.
- Director
- Aurel Klimt
- Writer
- Aurel Klimt
- Released
- November 2, 2017
- Language
- Czech
Cast
Helena Dvořáková
Laika (voice)
Karel Zima
Yuri Leftkin (voice)
Petr Čtvrtníček
Queerneck (voice)
Jan Vondráček
Ham / Cow (voice)
Miroslav Táborský
Neil Knockout (voice)
Robert Nebřenský
Professor Vorolev / Pig (voice)
Jan Budař
Assistant Tossoff (voice)
Martin Matejka
Younger Knacker / Professor Tossoff (voice)
Vladimír Merta
Older Knacker (voice)
Where to watch in the US
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