In Russia’s most secretive region, there are many mysteries. Abandoned buildings and an empty landscape hold memories of a strange object built under Stalin’s order. Since then, odd things started happening. Locals found a weird creature called “The Alien from the Urals,” now having its own monument. But, what’s the secret of this creature? Why are people scared to talk about it? And why are villages disappearing? The film aims to uncover these mysteries.

Original title: Object 817
Director: Olga Lucovnicova
Cinematography: Artur Sokolov, Olga Lucovnicova, Victor Zavyalov, Vadim Vorontzoy
Production: Annabel Verbeke, Frederik Nicolai
Music: Matthias Dewilde
Editor: Olga Lucovnicova, Jan de Coster
Script: Olga Lucovnicova
Others: Sound: Gedeon Depauw, Theo Meewis, Joren Gorge
Dialogue: Russian
Licensed territory: Worldwide except Belgium

2024
Sundance Film Festival