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Return from the Stars

""There will never be a paradise on Earth if free and reasonable people are to live in it. Freedom is achieved through aspirations, and not through their implementation, after which one would only have to rest on the laurels of victory." - S. Lem."

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?

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Возвращение со звезд

First Air Date

January 1, 1989

Last Air Date

February 5, 1989

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

Russian

Production Companies

Networks

Earth
S01E06

Earth

Part 6 - Earth. El confesses his love feelings for Eli. He tells her about his near-death experiences at Farmagusta that involved seeing his dead friend Thomas. He considers if life on Earth is what he wants and what he and her would do in the future. Episode Video (original studio release, Russian language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUtXchnBE68&t=5s

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