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DAU. The Empire

DAU. The Empire

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 4, 2020

Genres

Drama

Original Title

DAU. The Empire

Production Companies

Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions (DE), Phenomen Ukraine, Phenomen Films

Director

Ilya Khrzhanovsky

Description

«The Empire» is a film in the genre of a novel, in four books. «The Return of the Prodigal Son», «War and Peace», «The Big Bang», lasting 8.5 hours. These are the dialogues of the two protagonists — Krupitsa and Dau — and scenes from the life of the Institute of Physical Problems (from the year 38 to 52). The Big Terror, Power and Man, Revolution and War, Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism, the Atomic Bomb, Scientists and Physicists, etc. «State security warriors», wives, girlfriends, employees — that is the theme of the novel, which tells the story of the destiny and resistance of a genius in the era of dystopian Empire.