From the frozen islands of Siberia all the way to the post-apocalyptic landscapes of Abkhazia, our November screenings tell two extremely unlikely stories that seem to have jumped straight out of a science fiction film.
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths, when they find a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass, attracting high-tech genetic scientists who want to bring the extinct woolly mammoth back to life à la “Jurassic Park”.
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On Sukhumi’s highest hill lies a medical institute of research on monkeys, established by the Soviets in the 1920’s. The legend states it was meant to create a hybrid between man and ape.
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