A 4-minute Russian fever dream about oil that'll ruin your day in the best way possible.
Oil is a primary energy source in the world. Global oil consumption reached approximately 95 million barrels per day but oil fields' quality is constantly declining. A team of Russian scientists came up with more accurate, cheaper, and faster technology that can increase the oil production rate. After all, modern civilization is built in the way that 'to live well' means 'consume more oil'
Direction
Danilov crams a feature's worth of dread into 240 seconds.
Editing
Chaotic cuts mirror the frantic energy of extraction itself.
Director
Denis Danilov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during 2022's energy crisis, the film weaponizes Soviet industrial propaganda aesthetics against modern extraction logic.
The 'young heroes' label directly references Stalin-era Stakhanovite campaigns—here twisted into nihilism about scientific 'progress'.
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