Awards : Prix spécial du jury au Festival Kinoshock, Anapa, 1994
Prix Nika du meilleur son, 1994
Plot synopsis
Loosely based on Alexander Belyayev’s novel “The Island of Lost Ships”.
The firm is set in the beginning of the century. Three people meet on an ocean liner: a young girl, dreaming of love, a police agent and a man he follows — a young engineer accused of committing a murder. As fate has willed it they find themselves overboard in life jackets in the open sea. The current takes them to an abandoned drifting barge. Here takes its beginning the love intrigue which will have a tragic end.
The film was awarded the Special Prize of the Jury at the 3rd KINOSHOK Festival in Anapa (1994); the “Swan Song” Prize to the film director Victor Aristov; the Prize for the Best Actress’ Work to Anna Molchanova at the 3rd KINOSHOK Festival; the Crystal Prize of the Participant at the “Arsenal” International Film Festival in Riga; the NIKA Prize to Nikolay Astakhov for the Best Sound Producer’s Work (1994).