'The Red Stuff - the title is an allusion to The Right Stuff - is a Dutch film that revisits the early years of the Soviet space program. Sublime in its involvement with the yearning of mankind to explore the heavens, The Red Stuff, which draws upon the recollection of survivors among the 20 original cosmonauts and their families, constitutes a valuable record of the achievements, failures and political importance of the Soviet space program.'
Source: The New York Times, Oct.11 2000 - Lawrence van Gelder