@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Mysterious Island
Based on Verne's book The Mysterious Island, five POWs escape from a camp in a balloon during the Civil War and crash-land on an uninhabited island in the Pacific. Trying to settle with their lives they find someone is helping them.
Quick Stats
5.9
TMDB Rating
12
Votes
1h 15m
Runtime
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Budget
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Box Office
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Return
Key Crew
DirectorEduard Pentslin
WriterMikhail Kalinin
CinematographyMikhail Belsky
ComposerNikita Bogoslovskiy
EditorS. Akselrod
Production DesignIosif Yutsevich
Produced by
Odessa Film Studio
Where to Watch
Streaming
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Aleksey Krasnopolsky
Smith
Pavlo Kyiansky
Spilett
A
Andrey Andriyenko-Zemskov
Pencroft
Ivan Kozlov
Ayrton
R
Robert Ross
Neb
Y
Yuri Grammatikati
Herbert
Andrii Sova
Jupe
Nikolai Komissarov
Cap. Nemo
