Silence! We're off to the Red Planet for early sci-fi Aelita: Queen of Mars, directed by Yakov Protozanov.

The film stars Nikolai Tsereteli, Valentina Kuindzhi, Yuliya Solntseva, Nikolai Batalov, and Pavel Pol.

For this Ally is joined by artist, podcaster, and possible dread pirate Sarah Roberts, who co-hosts 'Please Don't Send Me into Outer Space'.

SPOILERS from about 11 minutes in until the end.

Check out Sarah's website here: http://sarahkathleenroberts.com/

The outro music is by Gamers in Exile, from their alternative soundtrack to the film and is used with their kind permission. The full version can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/unbearablerecordings

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