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The Sannikov Land

1973

A slow, earnest Arctic expedition that turns into a quiet meditation on loss and loyalty, with a haunting sense of doom.

Directed by
Albert Mkrtchyan, Leonid Popov
Genres
Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Georgiy Vitsin, Oleg Dal
Overview
A group of people setting out to find a previously assumed land and upon reaching it, not knowing how to deal with the customs of the place, have to deal with all the consequences.

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Directed by
Albert Mkrtchyan, Leonid Popov
Genres
Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Georgiy Vitsin, Oleg Dal
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • survival
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
fantasy, adventure
Directed by
Albert Mkrtchyan, Leonid Popov
Written by
Mark Zakharov, Vladislav Fedoseyev
Starring
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Georgiy Vitsin, Oleg Dal, Yuriy Nazarov, Makhmud Esambayev, Nikolai Gritsenko, Alyona Chukhray, Gregory Chepchyan
Music
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Cinematography
Mikhail Koroptsov
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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