Lajko: Gypsy in Space

Lajko: Gypsy in Space

Lajko: Gypsy in Space

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Lajko: Gypsy in Space

2018

1h 30m

6.1(12 votes)

Comedy

Overview

In 1957 the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the chance to choose the world's first cosmonaut, who can be the very first person in space. It seems like the best candidate is Lajkó, the gypsy spraying pilot.

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KMH Film

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Tamás Keresztes

Tamás Keresztes

József Gyabronka

József Gyabronka

Tibor Pálffy

Tibor Pálffy

Athina Papadimitriu

Nóra Trokán

Nóra Trokán

Anna Trokán

Anna Trokán

Ági Szirtes

Ági Szirtes

Bohdan Beniuk

Bohdan Beniuk

Leonid Brezhnev

Creative team

Directed by: Balázs Lengyel
Written by: Balázs Lovas
Balázs Lengyel
Produced by: Ferenc Pusztai

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