Film gives stars the space to shine
China DailyA poster for the movie. As the first actress in human history to shoot a film in space, she was selected from around 3,000 candidates to spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station for the filming of the Russian movie, The Challenge. In addition to the tense plot, which is a race against time to save a life, the movie showcases the stunning scenery of space, taking the audience on a journey with the actress, offering a close look at how the cosmonauts work and live inside the ISS, which orbits more than 400 kilometers above the Earth. Russian director Klim Shipenko pictured aboard the International Space Station in 2021 while shooting The Challenge, the first movie to be shot in space. Peresild recalls that she and director Klim Shipenko underwent rigorous training for three-and-a-half months at a cosmonaut training center in Russia between late May and early October in 2021, including 17 days in quarantine due to the pandemic.
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Film gives stars the space to shine
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Film gives stars the space to shine
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