Beyond the River is the Border (1972)

Original title

За рекой - граница

Directed by

Alty Karliev

Genre

adventure

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Soviet border patrol officer must stop smugglers along a desert frontier during the Cold War. The film follows his investigation through sandy landscapes and tense confrontations with hidden enemies.

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What happens

«За рекой — граница» — советский фильм 1970 года, снятый на киностудии «Туркменфильм» режиссёром Алты Карлиевым по повести Олега Смирнова «Барханы». Фильм вышел на экран в 1972 году, один из лидеров кинопроката СССР — его посмотрели 21 млн зрителей, занял 16 строчку проката 1972 года и 715-е место в абсолютном прокате времён СССР. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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