The Inhabited Island

Based On the book by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Dark Planet (original Russian title: Обитаемый остров, romanized: Obitaemyy ostrov, lit. 'The Inhabited Island') is a two-part Russian science fiction film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The film was adapted by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko from the 1969 novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky of the same Russian name, published in English as Prisoners of Power; a part of the Noon Universe series. It is a dystopian story set on post-apocalyptic planet Saraksh, ruled by a totalitarian regime that brainwashes its citizens. Maxim Kammerer, a space explorer from Earth, crash-lands on Saraksh and becomes involved in the planet's everboiling politics.

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Release date:

December 18, 2008

Director:

Fyodor Bondarchuk

Cast:

Vasiliy Stepanov, Yuliya Snigir, Aleksei Serebryakov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Gosha Kutsenko

Genre:

Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Dystopian fiction

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Year page:

2008 in adaptations