Set in the Soviet scientific community, the story follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. Radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and romantic rivalries intersect as the characters confront the physical risks of their work and the personal consequences of their choices.
Mikhail Romm
Director, Writer
Daniil Khrabrovitsky
Writer
Aleksey Batalov
Dmitri Gusev
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Ilya Kulikov
Tatyana Lavrova
Lyolya
Mikhail Kozakov
Valery Ivanovich
Nikolai Plotnikov
Professor Sintsov
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Butov
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Nikolai Ivanovich
Valentin Nikulin
young physicist
Pavel Shpringfeld
physicist
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