Kurchatov, 2020
Directed by: Aleksandr Korolev
Kurchatov
Short feature film, 2020 12+

Directed by: Alexander Korolev
Screenplay by: Alexander Korolev, Igor Sukachev
Produced by: Alexander Korolev
Camera: Danila Goryunkov
Cast: Yuri Anpilogov, Mikhail Gorevoy, Andrey Shibarshin, Vasily Mishchenko, Yana Sexte
Running time: 25 min

USSR. Cold War. It's the beginning of the 1960s.
In the secret research institute where Kurchatov works, radiation counters stop registering the radiation background. First one counter fails, then another one, until absolutely everything in the entire building stops functioning. Kurchatov begins to suspect that this is a conspiracy of Western spies.
Aleksandr Korolev
Biography of the director:

Born and raised in Moscow. Professional director of editing Russian films and TV series with 14 years of experience. In 2016, he shot "Forgotten", his first debut film , which received about 20 awards in Russia and abroad and was included in the rating of the best Russian short films of 2016. Alexander Korolev studied abroad, has two degrees: an English Bachelor of Film Arts and a Master's degree in feature film editing from the American Film Institute, which is also known for such graduates as great film directors David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Darren Aranofsky, etc.

Festival screenings of the film:

Science-On!, USA
Shorts, Romania
European Film Festival in Lille, France
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
Yerevan Short Film Festival, Armenia