A “Radioactive monster” from the “Atomic Ivan” movie. In fact, the film is about a relationship between two young physicists working at a nuclear power plant in a small town.
The Russian feature film “Atomic Ivan” filmed with the support from ROSATOM, a Russian state-owned atomic energy agency, won one of the top awards of the III Uranium Film Festival held in Rio-de-Janeiro on May 16-26, 2013.
The Cinema Library of the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in Rio-de Janeiro included about 50 films from 16 world countries. They were screened out of more than 150 films. The feature directed by Vasily Barkhatov won the prize in the most prestigious nomination — Best Feature Film 2013. Also, the best animation and short films were selected.
Festival director Norbert G. Sushanek said: ”Atomic Ivan is a combination of visual art, comedy, love story and real atomic science. This is a beautiful, smart and romance comedy in the surrealistic style that reminded me of Federico Fellini’s movies, he commented on the Russian feature.”
The International Uranium Film Festival has been held since 2011 in Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil. The event’s declared goal is to inform the general public on nuclear power, nuclear weapons and radiation from the neutral standpoint.
“Atomic Ivan” is a romance comedy about love at a nuclear power plant. The film is directed by well-known theater director Vasily Barkhatov. The screenplay was written by world-known playwright Maksim Kurochkin. The feature was filmed at operating Kalinin and Leningrad nuclear power plants. This is the first time when a movie was shot at operating NPPs in Russia. The feature has already won several awards: “For the Best Photography” at the X Festival of Cinema Debuts “The Spirit of Fire” and “For your smile!” at the Russia’s Open Film Comedy Festival “Russia, smile!”
