2006 ‧ Drama/Sci-fi ‧ 87 min ‧ 12+

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Ivan is a young scientist. He is assigned to work in a closed research institute.

A special device was invented in this research institute. The device measures one’s Index, which is shown in a numeric value. However, no one knows what this value really means.

Ivan is a sincere person, who is devoted to science and seeks the truth. Other scientists resist recognizing his talent and ambitions.

A group of people (“examined”) live in the institute. They are not allowed to leave the institute's grounds. They are the research’s subjects. Ivan is particularly interested in one of them - Rita. Her Index is unusually high - it is 977.

Ivan feels that he is on the verge of understanding the nature of this phenomenon, when, due to unexpected circumstances that happened during the course of work, the research is closed.

He must make up his mind to conduct an experiment…

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Director: Nikolai Khomeriki

 

Producer: Arsen Gottlieb

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Script writers:  Nikolai Khomeriki ,  Alexander Rodionov ,  Yuri Davydov

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Composer:  Fedor Lavrov

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DOP:  Alisher Khamidkhojaev

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Cast:  Fedor Lavrov,  Claudia Korshunova,  Ekaterina Golubeva,  Pavel Lyubimtsev,  Alisa Khazanova,  Andrey Kazakov,  Olga Demidova,  Sergei Tsepov,  Igor Ovchinnikov,  Sergei Petrov,  Stanislav Mikhin,  Anna Ardova , Tatyana Mitienko,  Irina Barskaya,  Daria Barskaya,  Leos Carax

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Festivals and prizes:

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• Cannes Film Festival 2006. Member of the official program "Un Certain Regard"

• Film festival "Window to Europe". Best feature film, etc.

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