Movie

White Shadow

1979 · 80 min

A quiet, talky Soviet drama about scientific pride and doubt, unfolding in labs and offices with a measured, serious air.

Overview: Based on the novel of the same name by Yurii Mushketyk. For the second year, a laboratory headed by professor Marchenko has been working on the problem of photosynthesis. The work absorbs the entire team – each new result seems to confirm the correctness of the leader’s theory. The scientist Borozna, convinced that his colleague’s research path is mistaken, makes it clear to a doctor that it is time to stop and take a more critical look at the results.
How it feels: Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Science, obsession, morality, ambition
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
obsession
morality
ambition
betrayal
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none