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Tomorrow Island

2018 · 16 min

A taut, bittersweet Cold War vignette where love strains against icy bureaucracy and looming separation.

Directed by
Gwenn Joyaux
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Daryna Butryk, Mira Gaydarova, Vitali Vassiljev
Tagline
Love defies borders
Overview
In the dawn of the Cold War, a young Soviet telegraphist makes a desperate attempt to save her American lover from being stranded in the Russian side of the Bering Strait after receiving a border closure message.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Gwenn Joyaux
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Daryna Butryk, Mira Gaydarova, Vitali Vassiljev
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • politics
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Gwenn Joyaux
Written by
Ana Falcon
Starring
Daryna Butryk, Mira Gaydarova, Vitali Vassiljev, Oleg Jashinin, Jegor Sevastjanov, Juri Lemeshenko, Denis Emelin, Mariana Nunes
Cinematography
Michael Tebinka
Runtime
16 min
Country
Estonia, Portugal, United Kingdom
Languages
Russian, English

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