# Sputnik (2020)

> A Soviet psychologist discovers that a surviving cosmonaut has returned from orbit with a lethal alien companion that may be impossible to separate from him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/416564

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Horror
- Director: Egor Abramenko
- Cast: Oksana Akinshina, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Pyotr Fyodorov, Anton Vasilyev, Aleksey Demidov, Anna Nazarova, Albrecht Sander, Vitaliya Kornienko
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11905962/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: claustrophobic, foreboding, somber, late night horror viewing, science fiction double feature

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