Watch The Challenge Trailer First feature length film Shot on International Space Station

The purpose of the International Space Station (ISS), deployed in space 400 kilometers above the Earth, is no longer just for scientific discoveries. ISS is also being used for many other purposes. A few years ago, it was reported that Hollywood actor Tom Cruise would shoot one of his films in space. However, before that Russia had achieved this feat. Russia has released the trailer of ‘The Challenge’, the first feature film shot in space. The film was shot at the International Space Station (ISS) for 12 days in the year 2021.

‘The Challenge’, to be released on April 20, will be the first feature-length film whose actors and director flew into space for shooting. This film is about a female cardiac surgeon, Zhenya. Genya is part of a team of doctors and is sent to the space station to save the life of an astronaut. Is she able to succeed in her objective? This is what is shown in the film.

Russian actress Yulia Peresild has played the role of Zhenya in the film. Oleg Novitsky will be seen in the role of astronaut. According to reports, the film is a joint project of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Russia’s Channel One and Yellow, Black and White Studios.

The film was shot at the International Space Station in October 2021. Just a few months later, in February, Russia attacked Ukraine. The Russian Space Agency had announced this film in the year 2020. 37 year old Yulia Peresild was chosen for the role of Zhenya in the film. The trailer of The Challenge has been released on Roscosmos TV. Watching the trailer of about 3 minutes, it becomes clear how brilliantly the actors have played their characters in space.

According to the information, the film’s actress Yulia Peresild and producer-director Klim Shipenko had traveled to the International Space Station with Russian astronaut Anton Shkaplerov. This film was shot on ISS for 12 days. It is worth noting that this is the first feature length film shot on the ISS, but not the first project.

It is said that during the Soviet era, astronauts had shot a short film aboard Soyuz T-9. Another short science story ‘Apogee of Fear’ has been shot in space. All these were films of short duration. For the first time, a feature length film has been shot in space. It is being said that 35 to 40 minutes of scenes of ‘The Challenge’ were shot in space. Daily Mail wrote It is estimated that ‘The Challenge’ cost approximately 1.115 billion rubles (£12.4 million) (1.21 billion rupees) to make.