A 7-year-old boy named Tema notices ominous metamorphoses in his father: a man working at a chemical plant is gradually becoming a reptile, a transformation that is incompatible with life. The father wants to give his son a future outside the cursed city, but the boy's mother sees his life under the care of the family. After losing her daughter Olya, she is not ready to let her son go.
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Egor Grushin Director · Sergey Zakharkin Composer Anastasia Shenvald Cinematographer
First release August 24, 2025 · Produced in Russia · Original title Пресмыкающиеся
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Original title
Пресмыкающиеся
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Russian
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Russian
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Russia · August 24, 2025
Premiere · Koroche Short And Debut Film Festival
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