Synopsis
Set in the Soviet scientific community, the story follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. Radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and romantic rivalries intersect as the characters confront the physical risks of their work and the personal consequences of their choices.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Mikhail RommDirector
- Daniil KhrabrovitskyWriter
- Mikhail RommWriter
- Dzhon Ter-TatevosyanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Aleksey BatalovDmitri Gusev
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyIlya Kulikov
- Tatyana LavrovaLyolya
- Mikhail KozakovValery Ivanovich
- Nikolai PlotnikovProfessor Sintsov
- Sergei BlinnikovButov
- Evgeniy EvstigneevNikolai Ivanovich
- Valentin Nikulinyoung physicist
- Pavel Shpringfeldphysicist
- Lyusyena OvchinnikovaNura, Gusev's younger sister
- Andrey Smirnovtall bearded physicist
- Yevgeni TeterinSurgeon
Stills
Themes
marriage crisisdysfunctional marriagescientistnuclearromantic rival