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QUARANTINE Famous Russian actor Anatoly Bely plays the lead role in the new feature film “Quarantine” by Diana Ringo, a young director from Finland. The film also stars Alexander Obmanov. Filming of “Quarantine” took place in Russia and Finland. The film, describing the near future, touches upon urgent problems: the isolation of a person during quarantine, the transition of society to a totalitarian regime, the corruption of power, the threat of the destruction of humanity. The protagonist, Felix, must decide whether he should save the world from evil at the risk of everything or stay on the sidelines. Felix is writing a diary. He has not left the bunker for over 20 years. His only companions are the ghosts of the past. He tries to find an explanation for the fateful course of events in history, which have destroyed civilization. The feeling of guilt does not leave him as he believes that he could have prevented the apocalypse and the death of a loved one. The music for the film was written by the director herself. Diana Ringo is a pianist and composer, whose original score was featured in the 2018 film ”A Million Love in Me”, direct-
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ed by Sampson Yuen (Hong Kong’s Golden Globe nominee) and won the Best Film Score prize at the 2020 Los Angeles Film Awards. She has also written music for the films “Diary”, “Breathless in Vienna” and “Hinge” which have been presented at various international film festivals including Cannes Film Festival. The release of the feature film “Quarantine” is scheduled for the summer of 2021. Director’s statement -“Now the whole world is practically on its knees. Every day people are deprived of their rights under various, often very ridiculous pretexts. Unfortunately, almost all cultural figures remain silent. In this film, I wanted to show what can happen if events continue to develop in the same direction and show what we can come to if we do not take responsibility to humanity and ourselves. The Russian title of the film “Quarantine” (“КАРАнтин”) contains a play on words, with КАРА meaning punishment. The film features various characters, each with their own point of view. It was important for me to ask questions, not just to give answers. My film provides an opportunity to think about our time and our future “