Killed by Lightning (2002)

Genre : Drama, Science Fiction

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Evgeny Yufit

Synopsis

An anthropologist investigates the origins of human evolution. She had suffered a mental trauma during her childhood when her father, a submarine captain, died during the war. This trauma periodically destabilizes her condition. The ghosts of a prehistoric past and a violent death collide in the subconsciousness of the scientist to give birth to an unexpected theory of the origins of human beings.

Actors

Aleksandr Anikeyenko
Aleksandr Anikeyenko
Aleksandr Maskalin
Aleksandr Maskalin
Vera Novikova
Vera Novikova
Olga Semyonova
Olga Semyonova
Elena Simonova
Elena Simonova
Sergei Chernov
Sergei Chernov

Crews

Evgeny Yufit
Evgeny Yufit
Director
Evgeny Yufit
Evgeny Yufit
Writer
Vera Novikova
Vera Novikova
Writer
Natalya Skorokhod
Natalya Skorokhod
Writer
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Novel
Sergei Selyanov
Sergei Selyanov
Producer
Evgeny Yufit
Evgeny Yufit
Director of Photography
Evgeny Yufit
Evgeny Yufit
Production Design

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