DAU. The Empire
2020 · Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky
«The Empire» is a film in the genre of a novel, in four books. «The Return of the Prodigal Son», «War and Peace», «The Big Bang», lasting 8.5 hours. These are the dialogues of the two protagonists — Krupitsa and Dau — and scenes from the life of the Institute of Physical Problems (from the year 38 to 52). The Big Terror, Power and Man, Revolution and War, Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism, the Atomic Bomb, Scientists and Physicists, etc. «State security warriors», wives, girlfriends, employees — that is the theme of the novel, which tells the story of the destiny and resistance of a genius in the era of dystopian Empire.
- Released
- 2020-05-04
- Language
- RU
Media
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Anatoly Vasiliev
Director of the Institute (1938-1952)
Teodor Currentzis
Dau
Jekaterina Oertel
Director of the hairdressing salon
Radmyla Shchoholyeva
Nora
Vladimir Azhippo
MGB/KGB investigation officer; Director of the Institute Institute years: 1942–1956
