The Inhabited Island
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| Directed by | Fyodor Bondarchuk |
| Produced by |
Alexander Rodnyansky Sergei Melkumov |
| Written by |
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko (screenplay) Strugatsky brothers (novel) |
| Starring |
Vasiliy Stepanov Yuliya Snigir Pyotr Fyodorov Aleksei Serebryakov Fyodor Bondarchuk |
| Narrated by | Gennadi Vengerov |
| Music by |
Yuriy Poteenko (original music) Pavel Doreuli (sound effects) |
| Cinematography | Maksim Osadchy |
| Edited by | Igor Litoninsky |
| Distributed by |
Art Pictures Studio Non-Stop Production STS |
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Running time
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115 minutes (part I) 100 minutes (part II) |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $36,6 million (both parts) |
Dark Planet (Russian: Обитаемый остров, translit. Obitaemyy ostrov, lit. 'The Inhabited Island') is a science fiction film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The film was adapted by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko from the 1969 novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky of the same Russian name, published in English as Prisoners of Power; a part of Noon Universe series. It is a dystopian story set on post-apocalyptic planet Saraksh, ruled by totalitarian regime that brainwashes its citizens. Maxim Kammerer, a space explorer from Earth, crash lands on Saraksh and becomes involved in the planet's everboiling politics.
The film was met with mixed reviews. It was praised for visual style, social commentary and being faithful to the original novel, but also criticized for its direction and casting. Dark Planet was made with one of the largest budgets for Russian cinema at the time (it remains the most expensive Russian science fiction film ever), and despite huge box office earnings and DVD sales the movie barely repaid its own budget.
Year 2157. Maxim Kammerer (Stepanov), a space explorer from Earth, crash lands on an unknown planet. His ship is destroyed, and now he's stuck there "like Robinson on an uninhabited island" (hence the title). Maxim encounters local military police, who don't believe Maxim is alien and send him to mental hospital in the capital. Guy Gaal (Fyodorov), a corporal of the Guards, is assigned to escort Maxim.
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