Plot: Inaugurated in 1963 and named after the Soviet cosmonaut , Cité Gagarine, a massive redbrick housing project in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, is the place bright-eyed, space-loving 16-year-old Youri calls home. However, after nearly sixty long years of use, the place has become inhospitable, dangerous, and above all, beyond repair. Now, facing evacuation and total demolition within six months, Youri embarks on a Quixotic mission to fix up the building. But can starry-eyed Youri and his friends prevent the inevitable??
Alternative Plot: Teenager Youri (gifted newcomer Alseni Bathily) has lived his whole life in the tight-knit community of Gagarine, even being named after the famed Russian cosmonaut who inaugurated it in 1963. From the heights of his apartment, the science wiz dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his home are leaked, Youri joins the resistance, embarking on a mission to save Gagarine, resolved to keep both the building and its community alive. Working tirelessly with best friend Houssam (Jamil McCraven) and Diana (Lyna Khoudri), a mechanically-minded Roma girl he has a crush on, Youri ingeniously transforms the housing project into his own "starship" before it disappears into space forever.
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