Oksana Akinshina

Although darker in tone than either Show Me Love or Together, director Lukas Moodysson’s third feature once again displayed his ability to see things from the point of view of his young protagonists, and to draw courageous performances from his youthful actors. Winner of numerous festival prizes, the film also established Moodysson as one of the most significant European voices of the 2000s.

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving only one survivor. After a renowned psychologist is brought in to evaluate the cosmonaut's mental state, it becomes clear that something alien has come back to Earth with him.

A skilled warrior, who calls himself Volkodav, sets out on a mission to avenge the slaughter of his family and tribe.

In the wake of the disaster, a firefighter joins a perilous mission under the burning reactor to stop an explosion that would turn Europe radioactive.