The Planet
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August 1960. Director Nikolai Berentsev is working on a large-scale science fiction film about an expedition to Venus. The construction of grandiose decorations begins in the pavilion. Berentsev himself develops models of planets and spacecraft, comes up with special devices for combined filming. He tries to imagine and visualize something that no one has ever seen — life on other planets. He believes that fantasy should run ahead of science, but faces skepticism from colleagues and the scientific community. In the end, he himself begins to doubt whether his film is needed by the audience, why these dreams of Space, when there are so many unresolved problems on Earth.
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Cast
19 people
Sergey Gilev
Nikolai Berentsev
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Darya Melnikova
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Denis Yasik
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Aleksandr Kudrenko
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Mikhail Arkhipov Director · Timur Timerkaev Writer Alexandr Laneyev Cinematographer
First release April 19, 2025 · Produced in Russia · Original title Планета
Production
Artlight
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Russia
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Original title
Планета
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 19, 2025
Premiere · 47th Moscow International Film Festival
Russia · April 9, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
June 27, 2025 · Premiere · Mirror Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival
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