Laika (2017)

Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big Russian city. She is caught and forcibly retrained to become a pioneer in astronautics. Soon after her lift-off into space, a number of animals follow that are hurriedly launched from Houston and Baikonur. The animals travel astray, but finally manage, with the help of a black hole, to colonize a faraway planet. After a short period of harmonious, undisturbed co-existence with indigenous life forms, however, first human cosmonaut run ashore on their planet, and their harmonious life, indeed their very survival, are suddenly in jeopardy.

Released

2017-11-02

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Runtime

87 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Aurel Klimt, Aurel Klimt

TMDB rating

5.5/10 from 13 votes