The Lightest Darkness is a thriller/mystery. The first ever female-directed Russian film noir with reverse chronology.
The cruel and ironic serial killer has been terrorizing the railroad for the last six months. I.R. Musin, the private eye, finds himself on the train. He’s a clean freak who is on meds. He meets his fellow travelers, Arina the introverted female game designer and Elina Vyasovtseva the mysterious and polite piano player. They ask him to tell a story about his work, and he starts to remember it backwards. The film is in black and white and adheres to an authentic film noir style.
Title: The Lightest Darkness
Synopsis: When a neurotic private eye who struggles to finish the case takes a train voyage, his own dark secrets begin to reveal themselves.
Genre: Film Noir, Neo-Noir, Thriller, mystery
Cast: TBA
Writer: Diana Galimzyanova
Director: Diana Galimzyanova
Producer: Diana Galimzyanova, Olga Panina
Status: Pre-Production
Status: NA
Release Date: 2017
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