Return from the Stars — Season 1, Episode 1: In Another Era
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Part 1 - In Another Era. El Bragg returns to Earth and meets Nyees in the cosmport. He is trying to make sense of of the new Earth society and its customs which are very different from when he left 127 years prior. Episode Video (original studio release, Russian language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyhvfcVsG_8
About Return from the Stars
Soviet miniseries based on Stanislav Lem's book "Powrót z gwiazd" (Return from the Stars). After 9-year interstellar expedition to Fomalhaut, the astronauts returned home. On Earth 127 years had passed and everything had changed. The Earth no longer has wars, and the society is a safe and comfortable place to live, due to betrization prodcedure that turns off natural aggressive instincts at birth. But the humanity has last something more. In this Uttopian society people don't need deep emotions, a strong character, the ability to overcome oneself and win at incredible odds. Before the main character there is a choice: to accept the new norms of society, or to be seen as a savage. Or maybe to leave the Earth again on another expedition?