The Third Planet (1991)

overview : Drawing heavily from Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's 1971 novella 'Piknik na obochine' ('Roadside Picnic') as well as Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 film adaptation ('Stalker'), 'Tretya planeta' tells the story of a father seeking a cure for his ill daughter by venturing into an area known only as "The Zone" to request help from the mysterious healers that dwell within its forbidden borders.

Release Date : Feb 15, 1991

Runtime : 1h 33m

Genre : Science Fiction  Drama  

Companies : Lenfilm

Countries : Soviet Union

Keywords : soviet union, surreal, nuclear radiation, illness, zone, quest