Artefact

Артефакт

(2010)

Genre: Drama/Thriller
Duration: 100mins
Director: Renat Davletyarov
Cast: Dasha Melnikova, Anatoliy Bely, Darya Moroz, Petr Vins, Andrei Kazakov

Andrey Sokolov, the famous Russian actor and producer, turns to directing in his debut feature – a road movie. Two strangers head off on the road from Moscow to the sea, down south.  Viktor – a successful programmer and designer of the virtual-program “Artefact” lost his wife in a tragic accident.  His companion is a stranger – a photo journalist; an eccentric and impudent damsel. Both characters have their own motives for the journey, which we become familiar with through a series of deep and intimate reflections. As they cross the vast country our travellers meet new faces and become involved in a series of unexpected misadventures.  They begin to realise, that their journey has two parallels: reality and fantasy, granting even the most dangerous wishes…