TO THE STARS BY HARD WAYS is one of the great classics of Soviet Sci-Fi Cinema, a sprawling, visually powerful epic about what it means to be, and to survive being, human. Model Yelena Metyolkina became a fashion icon due to the film's popularity, and Alexey Rybnikov's gorgeous ambient score made him a sensation after the film's enormous success. This is the full, original cut of the film that is rarely seen.