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The Ugly Swans (2006)
Directed by Konstantin Lopushanskiy
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Overview
In the near future, writer Victor Banev gets himself on a UN commission to investigate what’s going on in the remote town of Tashlinsk, where reports tell of a virus-created race of brainiac mutants. Banev’s tween daughter Ira is enrolled at a school for gifted children which has been taken over by the mutants, who have grown to despise ordinary humanity.
Length 109 minutes
Actors
Gregory Hlady | Aleksey Kortnev | Leonid Mozgovoy | Rimma Sarkisyan | Olga Samoshina | Aleksandr Tsybulsky | Vasily Mikhailov | Viktor Mikhaylov | Vladimir Grigoryev | Лаура Пицхелаури | Sergey Barkovsky | Aleksey Inglevich | Boris Birman | Sergey Kudryavtsev | Sergey Lysov | Vadim Malyshev | Mariya Myasnikova | Tatyana Mishina | Svetlana Nemirovskaya | Oleg Ogiy | Irina Osnovina | Татьяна Полонская | Sergei Russkin | Igor Sergeev | Andrey Shimko | Boris Voytsekhovskiy | Yuriy Orlov | Vadim Bochanov | Andrey Sigle | Andrey Losev | Romuald Makarenko
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2014 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
For my 31 in 31 Challenge but barely qualifies even as unconventional horror. Really interesting premise set in Russia, which is why I chose it for the challenge. However, after a slow setup the movie becomes a bit dull in reaching a conclusion. Have a feeling the book is much better in developing these concepts and filling in many of the gaps present in the film. Honestly this would work better as a short series of episodes as a lot of ideas are crammed into this. Kept waiting for the movie to deliver that punch to really nail the perceived threat of the alien invaders. What does occur happens off-screen. Disappointment for me given the good world-building.
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