Fly Rocket Fly
Mit Macheten zu den Sternen
Synopsis
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX aren't the first private venture to attempt to make it into space. This is the amazing story of Lutz Kayser, an aerospace engineer from southwestern Germany, who founded a private company, OTRAG, to develop and produce a satellite launch vehicle. In search of a suitable launch area, OTRAG signs a lease with Zairean dictator Mobutu Sese Seko for an area of jungle the size of East Germany. Here the company builds its own spaceport, a "German Cape Canaveral" in the heart of Africa, complete with its own butcher shop and marijuana plantation. But what began as an adventure slowly turns into a nightmare.Festivals/Awards
FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2018 WorldPremiereLOLA@Berlinale - shortlisted for German Film Award Documentary 2019
Cast and Crew
- Director Oliver Schwehm
- Producer Markus Hilß
Original Languages
English
German
French
World Sales Company
MAGNETFILM GmbHTorstraße 154, 10115 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 24628156
georg.gruber@magnetfilm.dehttp://www.magnetfilm.de
Links / Reference
otrag.com/en
vimeo.com/300738920
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