The Astronaut

7.120231h 50mReleased

Comedy

Drama

Overview

An aeronautical engineer at Ariane Espace, Jim has devoted himself for years to a secret project: building his own rocket and accomplishing the first manned space flight as an amateur. But to realize his dream, he must learn to share it.

StatusReleased

Release Date2023-02-15

Runtime1h 50m

LanguagesFrançais

CountriesBelgiumFrance

Cast & Crew

Nicolas Giraud

as Jim Desforges

Mathieu Kassovitz

as Alexandre Ribbot

Hélène Vincent

as Odette Desforges, Jim's grandmother

Hippolyte Girardot

as Monsieur Dominique, Jim's superior at Arianespace

Bruno Lochet

as André Lavelle

Ayumi Roux

as Izumi Sayako

Carole Trevoux

as Sylvie Desforges, Jim's mother

Féodor Atkine

as Hector Fernbach, mathematician

Jean-Henri Compère

as Gérard Desforges, Jim's father

Anne Charrier

as Eva Veredia, Arianespace's security manager

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Mar 29, 2023

7/10

I really liked the underlying sentiment to this film. It takes one of the most complex of scientific subjects and humanises it. This is not a film about gizmos and gadgets, there is precious little (if any) CGI. It is all essentially a love story. Not between two people, but between "Jim" (Nicolas Giraud) and his passion - going into space. His cha…

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