Russian action cinema's most chaotic conspiracy: seismologists, journalists, and a weapon that shakes continents.
A young seismologist, who lives in Amsterdam, along with a popular journalist, accidentally become the participants of a deadly game, lead by an international syndicate that plans to take over the power (with the help of a seismological weapon) in the republics of the former Soviet Union. Russian Secret Services, that provide security for the heads of the summit of the region of the Kaspiiskoe Sea, intervene in this case...
Practical Effects
Glorious pre-CGI destruction of miniature cities.
Production
Three directors = three times the narrative whiplash.
Director
Anna Kelchevskaya
Dmitri Ulyanov
Lodygin
Boris Galkin
Vershinin
Ivan Bortnik
Uncle Vanya
Anna Churina
Alina
Pavel Trubiner
Bondarenko
Mikhail Gorevoy
Markov
Oleg Taktarov
Fetisov
Mikhail Efremov
Tyubeteyka
Mikhail Kozakov
Kharitonov
Vitaliy Khaev
Inspektor
Sergey Veksler
Maksimov
Prokhor Dubravin
Aleksandr Stefantsov
Tatyana Skorokhodova
Denis Kosyakov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This three-director experiment was reportedly a rushed production to capitalize on post-Soviet thriller trends.
The 'seismological weapon' premise echoes real Cold War fears about tectonic warfare, making this oddly paranoid cinema.
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