Return from the Stars — Season 1, Episode 3: The Color of Getting Old
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama • 38 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Part 3- The Color of Getting Old. When visiting a doctor, El Bragg talks about dangers he and his comrades faced exploring Fomalhaut. The doctor warns that there is little interest in space exploration and that he is seen as a neanderthal by many. El also learns about effects of utopian Earth society on personal relationships. Episode Video (original studio release, Russian language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fw98JcPz8g&t=2s
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?