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Screening of the film "The Space Walker" was held in Singapore

The online screening of the film "The Space Walker" organized by the Russia-Singapore Business Council and the Russian House in the Republic of Singapore took place on Friday (June 16).

The film depicts the events of the mid-1960s. At the beginning of the decade Yuri Gagarin made a flight, and the next was the spacewalk. For this mission to orbit went the ship "Voskhod-2". The commander - Pavel Belyaev, co-pilot - Alexey Leonov, who will stay in airless space for 12 minutes and 9 seconds.

"The Space Walker" was filmed entirely on stereo cameras. To work on scenes of Alexey Leonov in open space was created unique for Russia system of augmented reality – it allows the crew immediately see on the screen the actor's movement in a virtual near-Earth space.

More than a thousand people, predominantly from the Asia-Pacific region, joined the screening of the thrilling film. Foreign viewers noted the impeccable camerawork, the successful music, the visuals, and the terrific acting. "The visuals are great"; "The sense of involvement is amazing, thanks to the realistic historical setting and the professional acting"; "The film takes your breath away. At times it brings tears of joy and pride for our country " – some spectators shared comments.

Russia-Singapore Business Council and the Russian House in the Republic of Singapore are convinced of the necessity of systematic, coordinated and professional work aimed at promotion of our cultural heritage abroad using remote communication technologies and plan to hold such events on a regular basis.