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Gagarine

  • Courthouse Arts Centre Dwyer Square Tinahely, County Wicklow, Ireland (map)

Teenager Youri (gifted newcomer Alseni Bathily) has lived his whole life in the tight-knit community of Gagarine, even being named after the famed Russian cosmonaut who inaugurated it in 1963. From the heights of his apartment, the science wiz dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his home are leaked, Youri joins the resistance, embarking on a mission to save Gagarine, resolved to keep both the building and its community alive. Working tirelessly with best friend Houssam (Jamil McCraven) and Diana (Lyna Khoudri), a mechanically-minded Roma girl he has a crush on, Youri ingeniously transforms the housing project into his own "starship" before it disappears into space forever.

Directed by Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh. With Alseni Bathily, Lyna Khoudri, Jamil McCraven, Finnegan Oldfield.


Earlier Event: 30 September
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Later Event: 8 October
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