Review of The Astronaut Farmer (2007) by Atanas Y — 11 Feb 2008

This one was a very pleasant surprise.

I was unsure whether to watch this or not, for its description soundet cheap and uninspired to me.

I'm glad I did.

The story about an farmer (with an astronaut training) who dreams about launching his own rocket and visiting space surely sounds strange.

But this story is told so beautifuly and unpretentious ... I just had to love it.

And this is just the story on the surface.

In fact this movie is about dreams and about the courage to live them, about love and family, about people staying true to oneselves ...

Very well acted and very well writen it works with realistic characters in realistic (yes, they are, even if the plot sounds strange) situations and moved me deeply.

See it if you can.