“Whatever falls from heaven, you may keep.” So goes the unwritten law of the Kazakh steppes. A law avidly adhered to by the inhabitants of a small village, who collect the space debris that falls downrange from the nearby Baikonur space station. The last two youthful members of the village are the radio operator Iskander, known as Gagarin, and the spirited Nazira. While Nazira finds it increasing difficult to conceal her love for Iskander by means of her unconventional behaviour, Iskander is evidently not only crazy about Baikonur and the vastness of outer space, but also deeply smitten with the beautiful French astronaut Julie Mahé, whose journey to the stars he wistfully follows on television.
as Iskander 'Gagarin' Orinbekov
as Julie Mahé
as Nazira
as Baikonur Chef (voice)
as Roscosmos-Boss
as Timur
as Adylgey
as Agai
as One-eyed Enemy
as Russian Cosmonaut
as Kazakh Cosmonaut
as German Cosmonaut
as Chinese Trader
as Centrifuge Technician
as Centrifuge Doctor
as TV-Anchorman
as Guard Cemetery
as Guard Roscosmos
as Shepherd
as Shepherd's girl
as Rustam
as Sara
