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This Fantastic World 16

1990

A quiet, thoughtful Soviet sci-fi romance where a scientist's rational world is unsettled by love and the supernatural.

Directed by
Antonina Zinovieva
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Alexandr Kakhun, Kseniya Strizh, Gennadiy Korotkov
Overview
Based on the story "Wherever You Are" by James Gunn. A young scientist, Mat, is writing a dissertation on the topic “Psychodynamics of Witchcraft” and is trying to prove that the phenomena described in historical witch trials cannot exist. But one day he meets a young village girl, Ebi, who has supernatural powers, and falls in love with her. Human feelings and the excitement of a scientist begin to fight within him...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Antonina Zinovieva
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Alexandr Kakhun, Kseniya Strizh, Gennadiy Korotkov
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • science
  • identity
  • obsession
  • faith
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Antonina Zinovieva
Written by
Valeriy Veitsler
Starring
Alexandr Kakhun, Kseniya Strizh, Gennadiy Korotkov, Anna Antonenko, Marina Korolkova, Pavel Andreyev, Grigoriy Lyampe, Evgeniy Tetervov
Cinematography
Vladimir Popkov
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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