Tsar of Light
Tsar of Light
2008, Russian. Directed by Anton Utkin.
Since ancient times, there has been an unusual fishery on the Ural River. Every year in August, the inhabitants of coastal villages turn into a kind of entomologists, only they catch butterflies not with nets, but with the help of powerful searchlights, using the phenomenon of phototropism. Observation of this phenomenon evokes associations with the life and purpose of a person.
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- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 January 2008
- Original title
- Царь-свет
- Country
- Russia
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Tsar of Light (2008) was directed by Anton Utkin.