Nine Days of One Year (1962) poster
1962 · drama · science

Nine Days of One Year

Directed by Mikhail Romm1h 49m1962
ElsewhereIMDb7.51kTMDB6.731
  • sombre
  • intense
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Sombre, steady, measured drama / science, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

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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.

Our read · Nine Days of One Year (1962) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · science entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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You want a thoughtful Soviet drama on scientists, radiation risks and tangled love.

ends bittersweetit stays with youmeditativegrips by minute 18attention 4/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightYou want fast plots or modern glossy productions.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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