Mir Friends (1999)

Release Date: 1999-05-01
Runtime: 0h 26min
Production Company: Esra Film
Production Country: Ireland
Director: Peter Kelly

Described by one critic as 'Ballykissangel meets Apollo 13', this short (26 minute) film is based on the extraordinary true story of a Donegal 'ham' radio enthusiast who made contact with a Soviet cosmonaut stranded on the MIR Space station during the summer of 1991.