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1984

2023 · 132 min

A grim, thought-provoking descent into a surreal totalitarian nightmare, laced with dark satire and a pervasive sense of dread.

Directed by
Diana Ringo
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Aleksandr Obmanov, Diana Ringo, Aleksey Sharanin
Tagline
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
Overview
In a bleak and oppressive totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, personal freedoms are nonexistent and surveillance is constant. Art is mocked and destroyed, and imagination is considered a serious illness. In this grim world, a brilliant mathematician engages in a forbidden romance with a colleague and learns about a secret resistance. He is faced with a choice - to join or betray it.

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Directed by
Diana Ringo
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Aleksandr Obmanov, Diana Ringo, Aleksey Sharanin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • survival
  • identity
  • love
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour4
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama
Directed by
Diana Ringo
Written by
Diana Ringo
Starring
Aleksandr Obmanov, Diana Ringo, Aleksey Sharanin, Vladimir Ivaniy, Sergei Khrustalev, Sergey Nikitin, Anton Biryukov, Sergey Budanov
Runtime
132 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Russian

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