The Astronaut
Overview
An aeronautical engineer at Ariane Espace, Jim has devoted himself for years to a secret project: building his own rocket and accomplishing the first manned space flight as an amateur. But to realize his dream, he must learn to share it.
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Cast
Nicolas Giraud
Jim Desforges
Mathieu Kassovitz
Alexandre Ribbot
Hélène Vincent
Odette Desforges, Jim's grandmother
Hippolyte Girardot
Monsieur Dominique, Jim's superior at Arianespace
Bruno Lochet
André Lavelle
Ayumi Roux
Izumi Sayako
Carole Trevoux
Sylvie Desforges, Jim's mother
Féodor Atkine
Hector Fernbach, mathematician
Jean-Henri Compère
Gérard Desforges, Jim's father
Anne Charrier
Eva Veredia, Arianespace's security manager
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CinemaSerf
@Geronimo1967March 29, 2023
I really liked the underlying sentiment to this film. It takes one of the most complex of scientific subjects and humanises it. This is not a film about gizmos and gadgets, there is precious little (if any) CGI. It is all essentially a love story. Not between two people, but between "Jim" (Nicolas G…
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