Nuclear heartbreak: one man, one reactor, zero chill.
Vanya, a young scientist, has spent all his life in a satellite town next to one of the biggest nuclear stations. Just like his parents, Vanya works at the nuclear station, but only because his girlfriend, Tanya, also works in the facility. When the ambitious Tanya decides to end their relationship, Vanya must find his resolve and steer himself to true love.
Acting
Dobrygin's deadpan desperation; Snigir's terrifying competence.
Cinematography
Bleak industrial beauty—nuclear cooling towers as romantic backdrop.
Writing
Crushingly authentic dialogue about nothing and everything.
Director
Vasily Barkhatov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a real closed nuclear city in Russia, capturing the authentic decay of Soviet scientific towns abandoned by history.
Barkhatov originally wanted to make a documentary about nuclear workers, but found their romantic lives more radioactive than the reactors.
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