Proxima
2019 | 107 min | Drama
Alice Winocour's PROXIMA follows an astronaut preparing for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station.
Aleksey Fateev
ActorBorn in 1974, actor Aleksey Fateev is active on stage as well as in film and television. He graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow and became a member of the ensemble at the renowned Mayakovsky Theatre. Fateev became known to an international audience for his role as Russian cosmonaut Anton Ocheivsky in the space drama 'Proxima' (2019) alongside Eva Green. Prior to this, he had already appeared in a variety of productions, including the successful television series 'Dom s liliyami' (House with Lilies).
Films
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