Novaya Zemlya (2008)

Original title

Новая Земля

Directed by

Aleksandr Melnik

Genre

drama film, action film, science fiction film, thriller film, dystopian film

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h

Rated

19

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a near-future Russia, prisoners are sent to a remote island to reenact a brutal social experiment. They must fight for survival while a government team watches and takes notes.

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What happens

Terra Nova (transl.  'New Land'; Russian: Новая Земля) is an action film, directed by Aleksandr Melnik and released in 2008. The film stars Konstantin Lavronenko, Andrei Feskov, Marat Basharov, Pavel Sborshchikov, Sergei Zhigunov, Aleksandr Samoylenko, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister and Ingeborga Dapkunaite. It was filmed in Russia, Ukraine, Malta and Norway. The film received the award for the Best Cinematography at the Sochi film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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