Dark Planet (2009)

A space traveler from the Earth of 22th century - without wars, poverty and oppression - crashes on the unknown planet. Politically and economically this planet similar to the totalitarian human states of 20th century.

Director:

Fedor Bondarchuk

Writers:

Eduard Volodarskiy, Marina Dyachenko

Stars:

Vasiliy Stepanov, Yuliya Snigir, Pyotr Fyodorov

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vasiliy Stepanov	...	Maksim
Yuliya Snigir	...	Rada
Pyotr Fyodorov	...	Gay
Sergey Garmash	...	Zef
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Vepr (as Gosha Kutsenko)
Aleksey Serebryakov	...	Strannik
Mikhail Evlanov	...	Chachu
Andrey Merzlikin	...	Fank
Anna Mikhalkova	...	Ordi
Maksim Sukhanov	...	Papa
Fedor Bondarchuk	...	Prokuror (as Fyodor Bondarchuk)
Yuriy Tsurilo	...	General
Kirill Pirogov	...	Svyokor
Evgeniy Sidikhin	...	Test
Aleksey Gorbunov	...	Shurin

Storyline

On the threshold of 22nd century, furrowing the space, protagonist from the Free Search Group makes emergency landing on an unknown planet where he must stay. People who are living on this planet have remained at the stone level of the 20th century, with its social problems, miserable ecology and shaky world...

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Plot Keywords:

guard | 22nd century | first part | space opera | friend | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

1 January 2009 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Dark Planet

Filming Locations:

Crimea, Ukraine

Box Office

Budget:

$29,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Art Pictures Studio, Non-Stop Productions, Premiere Stealth Rights

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vasiliy Stepanov and Pyotr Fyodorov had to work out a lot to prepare for their roles. Fedor Bondarchuk recalls that he gave Stepanov a gym subscription and told him to "look like Apollo after six months." Stepanov started training before Fyodorov and became so massive Fyodorov didn't believe it was Stepanov at first when he came to the same gym and saw him. Later on, Stepanov and Fyodorov trained together and Fyodorov, too, gained 20 kilograms. Yuriy Kutsenko was also amazed to see Stepanov after training, saying he wanted to become an action hero again.

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Goofs

When Zef arrests Maxim, he orders young man to drop his belt, and he does. In next scene, we see Maxim still wearing his belt.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: The year 2157, the Noon of Mankind. Armed with the Great Theory of Upbringing, people have forgotten about wars, hunger and terrorism. Nature lives again. A breakthrough in medicine has set people free from illnesses, allowing them to use hidden resources of the human body. Earthlings are reclaiming distant planets. New generations have risen, for whom search in deep space is a routine matter. Young earthlings are brave, strong and naive. They think they are capable of everything.

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Connections

Referenced in Prozhektorperiskhilton: Pavel Lungin (2009)

User Reviews

Still good movie

To be honest I expected more from a $40 million movie but it's still good. Comparing to the novel... Yeah... This kind of literature can be difficult for basing a movie on it. It contains a lot of philosophy which cannot be transferred to the movie. But this particular novel is also a good action which was not utilized in the movie. Why? Who knows... I guess Bondarchuck didn't want to make just an action blockbuster like it was with "It's hard to be a god". He tried to save philosophical idea. I am not sure if he succeeded. Any way this movie is an event in Russian movie industry which is discussed a lot and will be discussed few months more. The appearance of the film is very appropriate. Many people would see an analogy between Saraksh propaganda and whatever is happening in Russian politics and media. Let's wait for the 2nd part of the movie to be released.