Nine Days of One Year (1962)

Nine Days of One Year (1962)

Release Date: 1962, March 5
Directors: Mikhail Romm
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm
Cast: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Yevgeni Teterin, Lyusyena Ovchinnikova, Mikhail Kozakov, Zinoviy Gerdt, Valentin Nikulin, Tatyana Lavrova, Aleksey Batalov, Viktor Lazarev, Pavel Shpringfeld, Nikolai Plotnikov

Overview:

Set in the Soviet scientific community, Nine Days of One Year follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. As radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and personal relationships intersect, the film offers a thoughtful, human portrait of scientists confronting the risks of progress and the choices that define their lives.