3rd International Strasburg Film Fest

Fantasy Sci-Fi Horror

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A woman summoning her husband back from the dead. A pair of individuals stuck in a deadly spiral. A Cold War scientist encountering a nuclear phenomenon. These fantasies, horror, and sci-fi films all ask the same two questions: What if your world isn't what it seems? And what will you do about it?

USSR. Cold war The beginning of the 1960s. At a secret research institute where Kurchatov (Real historical person. Scientist. Father of Soviet A-Bomb.) works, radiation counters stop registering radiation. They fail one after another until all of them in the building stop. After investigation Kurchatov begins to suspect conspiracy of Western spies. Film is inspired by Isaac Asimov's short storie «The Pause»

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    25 minutes
  • Language
    Russian, English
  • Country
    Russia
  • Rating
    NR
  • Director
    Alexander Korolev
  • Screenwriter
    Alexander Korolev, Igor Sukachev
  • Producer
    Alexander Korolev
  • Cinematographer
    Danila Goryounkov
  • Editor
    Alexander Korolev
  • Sound Design
    Ivan Priebeelov
  • Music
    Alexei Sergunin