Overview
A high-stakes space mission unfolds as humanity races against time to save a failing space station.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- tense
- earnest
- propulsive
- space movie night
- disaster film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's sublime space imagery and gripping mission spectacle while noting that its dramatized plot can be exaggerated.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The endangered Salyut 7 is framed as a symbol of Soviet engineering pride and national prestige.
Fyodorov and Alyokhin must dock with an uncontrolled station and restore its function in orbit.
Docking attempts, station interiors, and the dangers of low Earth orbit receive detailed visual emphasis.
The wider consequences of a falling station are embodied through the cosmonauts' constrained rescue mission.
Films like Salyut-7, and why
Apollo 13
shared space mission peril, technical problem-solving, and high-stakes survival drama
Gravity
shared claustrophobic orbital setting, suspenseful engineering crisis, and heroic astronaut teamwork
The Right Stuff
shared grounded space exploration, national prestige, and tense mission-centered drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Klim Shipenko
- Release Date
- 2017-09-22
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (527)
Cast
- Vladimir Vdovichenkov
- Pavel Derevyanko
- Aleksandr Samoylenko
- Vitaliy Khaev
- Oksana Fandera
- Lyubov Aksyonova
- Roman Perelygin
- Mariya Mironova
- Aleksandra Serebryakova
- Yuriy Ignatenko
Common questions
- What is Salyut-7 about?
- Two Soviet cosmonauts attempt an unprecedented docking and repair mission to save an unmanned space station from falling to Earth.
- What is Salyut-7 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Salyut-7 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Salyut-7 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Salyut-7.
- What did critics think of Salyut-7?
- Critics broadly praised the film's sublime space imagery and gripping mission spectacle while noting that its dramatized plot can be exaggerated.
- Which films are like Salyut-7?
- Films with a similar feel include Apollo 13, Gravity, and The Right Stuff.
- How long is Salyut-7?
- Salyut-7 runs 106 minutes.
