Where to watch · United States

Not on any service here yet.

The Spaceman of Afghanistan (2014)

· 1h 00m

In 1988 the first and only Afghan astronaut, Ahad Momand, went into space. He spent a week on the Russian space station Mir and was welcomed back a hero. But civil war tore his country apart and Ahad fled with his family to Germany. A quarter of a century later, with his country still suffering violence, Ahad now wants to revisit his historic space mission. He travels first to Moscow, where he relives the joys and dangers of his flight, before returning to Afghanistan hoping to inspire a new generation of Afghans by telling his story once more.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Cast

Details

Release date
2014-10-13
Runtime
1h 00m
Original language
EN