First on the Moon

First on the Moon

We are the first. USSR.

Directed by Alexey Fedorchenko

Produced by Kinokompaniya Strana, 29th February Film Company

200575 min5.1 / 10

A playful mockumentary that blurs fact and fiction to reimagine Soviet space history as a secret pre-war achievement, mixing satire with genuine historical intrigue.

In spring 1938 in the mountains in the north of Chile a fiery UFO, later named "Chilean Sphere ", fell down. The investigation of this episode, made by a film crew, has led to a sensational discovery. It appeared that before the Second World War (in the thirties) in the USSR a secret space program had been developed. The Soviet scientists and military authorities managed to launch the first spacecraft 23 years prior to Jury Gagarin's flight! "The First on the Moon" tells about everyday life, heroic deeds and tragedy of the first group of the Soviet cosmonauts. It is the first Russian film shot in a very rare genre 'mockumentary' or 'documentary fiction'.

Questions people ask

  • Is First on the Moon violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is First on the Moon scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is First on the Moon sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does First on the Moon end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is First on the Moon easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like First on the Moon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like First on the Moon, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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