Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama - 154 minutes
An epic future portrait of Russia’s society and the last remaining fears and desires of the rich and powerful.
Year of production : 2010 Director(s) : Alexander ZELDOVICH Writer(s) : Vladimir SOROKIN, Alexander ZELDOVICH Cast : Maksim SUKHANOV, Justine WADDELL, Danila KOZLOVSKY, Daniela STOYANOVICH, Nina LOSHCHININA Producer(s) : Dmitry LESNEVSKY (REN Film)
Russia, 2020. A group of friends set off to the mountains in Asia in search of an abandoned astrophysical secret facility, where space particles were once studied and collected. It is believed that spending some time in its gigantic mirror-aerial could lead to various positive changes in a person, such as the reversal of the aging process, return of youth and all it is associated with – the sharpness of perception, desires and ambitions… The friends find the abandoned site and spend one night inside it. Indeed, on the return to Moscow, they start to feel some changes. They are getting younger, and their dreams start coming true. However, there is a price to pay for this. The protagonists lose control over themselves and their existence, and fast and unexpected changes engulf their lives.
Country(ies) : RUSSIA
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