A science-fiction film with, as unlikely source of inspiration, the well-known story by Edgar Allan Poe The Murders in the Rue Morgue, in which an ape is responsible for a cruel murder. A female anthropologist researches the roots of human evolution. A childhood trauma caused by the death of her father, the captain of a submarine in World War II, periodically throws her out of balance. Phantoms of the prehistoric past and her father’s death collide in the scientist’s subconscious, bringing to life an unexpected theory of human evolution.
Film details
Productieland
Russia
Jaar
2002
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2003
Lengte
65'
Medium/Formaat
35mm
Taal
Russian
Première status
-
Director
Evgeny Yufit
Producer
Sergey Selyanov, Igor Kalyonov, Nikola Film, CTB Film Company