Lost Reactor
Wie es wohl wäre, in einem Atomreaktor zu leben? Vitaly, Sergey und Olga, die drei charismatischen HauptprotagonistInnen in Westmeiers bildgewaltigem Dokumentarfilm haben die Ruine eines Atomkraftwerks auf der Halbinsel Krim zu ihrem Lebensmittelpunkt erkoren. Das Kraftwerk, einst teuerstes Projekt in der sowjetischen Geschichte, war niemals in Betrieb. Nach der Katastrophe von Tschernobyl wurde seine Fertigstellung unterbrochen und nach dem Zerfall des Imperiums nicht wieder aufgenommen. Der markante Bau befindet sich heute im Zentrum des komplexen Konflikts zwischen der Ukraine und Russland. Dieser Umstand jedoch scheint seine Bewohner kaum zu beunruhigen.
Ever thought of what it'd be like to live inside a nuclear reactor? Well, these three do: Olga, a squatter, with her animals; Sergey, an escapist; and, on a makeshift ship nearby - Vitaly, once the head of construction of the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant. The plant that never lets go of those who helped build it.§It was the most costly project in Soviet history. Yet this plant has never been in operation, not for a single day. For the empire collapsed, and the annexation of the Crimea changed the course of history for Russia. But in which direction? Yet still here they live. An extraordinary tale of Russian hopes, dreams and perseverance.
Director's Biography
Alexandra Westmeier
Alexandra Westmeier was born in 1973 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. She studied directing at the State Academy of the Theatrical Arts in St. Petersburg for five years and in Moscow for four more years. In 2001 she moved to Germany. Her first documentary "Alone in four Walls" had its premiere in Sundance in 2008. The film received 16 national and international awards.
Film Selection: Lost Reactor (2018, doc) - Mariinsky on Track (2012, doc) - Allein in vier Wänden (Alone in four Walls, 2007, doc, CE'08) - "Mama, mir geht es gut..." (2007, TV doc)
Alexandra Westmeier was born in 1973 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. She studied directing at the State Academy of the Theatrical Arts in St. Petersburg for five years and in Moscow for four more years. In 2001 she moved to Germany. Her first documentary "Alone in four Walls" had its premiere in Sundance in 2008. The film received 16 national and international awards.
Film Selection: Lost Reactor (2018, doc) - Mariinsky on Track (2012, doc) - Allein in vier Wänden (Alone in four Walls, 2007, doc, CE'08) - "Mama, mir geht es gut..." (2007, TV doc)
Architektur und Gesellschaft | Architecture and Society 2019
Alexandra Westmeier
Deutschland 2018
color
76 Minuten
Russisch OmeU
Drehbuch Alexandra Westmeier, Svetlana Titova
Kamera Ben Bernhard
Schnitt Philipp Gromov
Ton/Sounddesign Evgenij Kamkov, Markus Glunz
Musik Trimay
Mit Vitaly Toropov, Nikolay Meshcheryakov, Olga Belyavskaya, Vanya Belyavsky, Sergey Kondratyev, Oleg Xmyp, Alexey Grishakov
Produzent*innen PRODUCERS Alexandra Westmeier, Michael Haase
Produktion
Linger On Filmproduction
Weltvertrieb
Linger On Filmproduction
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2018
Weltpremiere / World PremiereInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2018
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
