Dead Man's Letters (1986)
- Original title
- Письма мертвого человека
- Directed by
- Konstantin Lopushansky
- Genre
- drama film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 130 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.
How it feels
After a nuclear war, a group of survivors lives in underground bunkers. They cannot go outside without protective gear. A scientist writes letters to his missing son, whom he believes is dead, as they struggle to find hope.
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What happens
Dead Man's Letters (Russian: Письма мёртвого человека, romanized: Pis'ma myortvogo cheloveka), also known as Letters from a Dead Man, is a 1986 Soviet post-apocalyptic drama film directed and written by Konstantin Lopushansky. He wrote it along with Vyacheslav Rybakov and Boris Strugatsky. It marks his directorial debut. The film was screened at the International Critics' Week section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 and received the FIPRESCI prize at the 35th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. In the aftermath of nuclear apocalypse, a group of people are forced to live underground in bunkers. They cannot go outside their dwellings without wearing protective clothing and gas masks. They try to find hope in the disturbing new world. Among these people is a scientist who writes and recites letters to his son, who is missing and most likely dead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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