Latvia / Mar 01, 2025 / Artdocfest Riga
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
The film chronicles the final journey of 88-year-old Russian former top-secret scientist and philanthropist Dmitriy Zimin, alongside his longtime American friend Augie Fabela, acting US police officer, before Zimin’s scheduled euthanasia. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between Putin’s Russia and the USA and the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the film captures the closing scenes of a life and a time of peace. Zimin’s story is an embodiment of the harsh historical cycles that have defined Russia over the past century.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Близкие |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | English, Pусский |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Six Days Film |
| Release date | 1 marzo 2025 |
| Production | Vera Krichevskaya, Alexander Rodnyansky, Anna Pokrovskaya |
| Writer | Vera Krichevskaya |
| Editing | Vladimir Dvornikov, Vera Krichevskaya |
| Cinematography | Heiko Gilberto, Adrian Petrosian |
| Assistant directors | Vera Krichevskaya |
| Camera operators | Heiko Gilberto, Adrian Petrosian |
| Additional photography | Heiko Gilberto, Adrian Petrosian |
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| Production design | Sergey Mongait |
| Art direction | Sergey Mongait |
| Set decoration | Sergey Mongait |
| Music | Anna Drubich, Bart Putkiewicz |
| Sound | Anna Drubich, Bart Putkiewicz |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Mar 06, 2025 / Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Digital
Romania / Nov 02, 2025 / SkyShowtime
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