NC16 / Russian / Science Fiction / 2 Hours 46 Minutes
NC16 / Russian / Science Fiction /
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Cast: Donatas Banionis Natalya Bondarchuk Jüri Järvet |
| Release Date: 5 April, 2019 |
| Running Time: 2 Hours 46 Minutes |
| Distributor: The Projector |
This 1972 Soviet science fiction film is based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. It tells of a psychologist who is sent to a space station, which orbits a planet called Solaris, in order to investigate the death of a doctor. While there, he also has to look into the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon finds a surprising discovery: the water on Solaris has the ability to bring out one`s repressed memories and obsessions.