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DAU. Regeneration

A cold, hypnotic descent into hallucination and doom inside an oppressive institution.

Overview: A mathematician in a secret Soviet research Institute believes that ayahuasca is the key to unlocking all the potential of the quantum universe, but its nightmarish visions also foreshadow his tragic demise.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, obsession, science, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
obsession
science
isolation
death
Places: workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Alexey BlinovHead of the Experimental Department
Dmitry KaledinHead of the Mathematical Physics Laboratory, Deputy Director of the Institute (1953-1956); Director of the Institute (1956-1960)
Vladimir AzhippoMGB/KGB investigation officer; Director of the Institute Institute years: 1942–1956
Anatoly VasilievDirector of the Institute (1938-1952)
Olga ShkabarnyaWaitress; Head of the café (1952-1960)

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Ilya Permyakov
Written by: Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Ilya Permyakov
Starring: Alexey Blinov, Dmitry Kaledin, Vladimir Azhippo, Anatoly Vasiliev, Olga Shkabarnya
Cinematography: Jürgen Jürges
Country: United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Ukraine