Days of Eclipse (1988): cast, story & where to watch
1988 · Film · ★ 6
Released in 1988, Days of Eclipse is a drama and science fiction film directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, running about 139 minutes.
What it’s about. This bleak late soviet-era drama follows the career of Malyanov, a young medical school graduate who has been sent to work in Turkmenia. Here he runs into a hodge-podge of people of differing ethnicities, all of them victims of the government's earlier mania for relocating and eliminating whole ethnic groups and classes of people. These desperately unhappy people are unable to find any pleasure in this diverse companionship, but instead are antagonistic to it, and often resort to desperate measures in their doomed attempts to ease their pain.
Who’s in it. Days of Eclipse stars Aleksei Ananishnov as Malyanov, Eskender Umarov as Vecherovsky, Irina Sokolova as Malyanov's Sister and Vladimir Zamanskiy as Snegovoy, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Days of Eclipse has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Klassiki. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Days of Eclipse page.
If you liked it. Fans of Days of Eclipse tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Days of Eclipse (1988)?
- In US, Days of Eclipse is available to stream on Klassiki. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Days of Eclipse worth watching?
- Days of Eclipse holds an audience score of 6.0 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama and science fiction. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Days of Eclipse?
- Days of Eclipse stars Aleksei Ananishnov, Eskender Umarov, Irina Sokolova, Vladimir Zamanskiy and Kirill Dudkin.
- When was Days of Eclipse released?
- Days of Eclipse was released in 1988, with a runtime of about 139 minutes.