Mission to Mir
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Mission to Mir

7.2 / 10 1997 40mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russians were our "enemies". And to them the Americans were their "enemies" who couldn't be trusted. Somewhere in all this a young girl in Oklahoma named Shannon set her sights on becoming one of those space explorers, even though she was told "girls can't do that." But she did.

Cast & Crew

August Schellenberg

August Schellenberg

Narrator

Lead

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ivan Galin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Mission to Mir is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker