Days of Eclipse
Days of Eclipse (or, The Days of Eclipse, Dni Zatmenija, '''Días de eclipse) is a 1988 Soviet film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The screenplay is by Yuri Arabov and Pyotr Kadochnikov based on a screenplay by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, which is in turn based on their 1974 novel Definitely Maybe (lang).
Plot
A recently qualified medical doctor, Dmitri Malyanov, has taken a posting to a remote and very poor part of Soviet Turkmenistan. On top of his day job as a pediatrician Malyanov is undertaking research into the effects of religious practice on human health. His research has drawn the politically incorrect conclusion that religious faith does indeed improve health. However, as he attempts to write up his thesis, various sorts of improbable, bizarre events take place one after another. Malyanov perceives that some force is preventing him from completing his research.
Awards
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author | Arkady Strugatsky Boris Strugatsky Pyotr Kadochnikov Yuriy Arabov |
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award | European Film Academy Special Jury Award |
director | Alexander Sokurov |
editor | Leda Semyonova |
events | health morality mortality |
genre | drama science fiction |
keywords | politically incorrect soviet turkmenistan turkmen soviet socialist republic |
musicBy | Yuri Khanon |
nomination | Young European Film of the Year |
publisher | Lenfilm Prodimag Troitskiy Most Studio |
theme | science fiction drama |