Sputnik
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- RichardOctober 12, 2025This one surprised me. I streamed it expecting a slow burn Russian take on Alien, and that’s exactly what I got, but with more soul and a colder, Soviet edge. Set in the early ’80s, it follows a cosmonaut who returns from orbit with something living inside him. Not a spoiler, it’s in the trailer. The real tension comes from the military facility trying to control it and the doctor brought in to separate man from monster. It’s not flashy, but it’s smart. Definitely one of those “hidden gem” sci-fi horrors that sticks with you. If you’re into The Thing, Life, or Arrival, this one earns its place on the shelf.
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Sputnik was released on July 24, 2020.
Sputnik was directed by Egor Abramenko.
Sputnik has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Sputnik was produced by Dmitry Rudovsky, Pavel Burya, Murad Osmann, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Mikhail Vrubel, Alexander Andryuschenko, Ilya Stewart, Vyacheslav Murugov.
Dr. Tatyana Yuryevna Klimova battles her own faith in unconventional medicine while confronting a deadly alien bond inside Konstantin Veshnyakov, forcing her to choose between state loyalty and human survival.
The key characters in Sputnik are Tatyana Klimova (Oksana Akinshina), Colonel Semiradov (Fyodor Bondarchuk), Konstantin Veshnyakov (Pyotr Fyodorov).
Sputnik is rated R.
Sputnik is a Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller film.
Sputnik has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.
Sputnik had a budget of $2.6M.
Sputnik has made $354K at the box office.