Somewhere deep in the Urals, abandoned buildings are holding more than just memories of the past. They also bear witness to a secret that has plagued the community since the Stalin era. Local people speak about strange events that occurred decades ago, leading to the gradual extinction of their once-bustling community. We discover a group of people on home footage taken at the local police station in the 90s. They examine an unusual creature, believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. Its appearance inspires fear and fascination, and soon it reaches a cult status. “The Kyshtym Alien” has its own monument, poems and songs.
Director's Statement
A few years ago, I discovered a declassified CIA document from the 1950s about the most secret city in the Soviet Union. It became the most monitored point on Earth from the sky by CIA satellites, sparking my curiosity and prompting an immediate decision to visit. In 2021, upon reaching the region, I found a driver who offered to give me a ride. He appeared peculiar, resembling and behaving like a retired KGB officer. He refused to be filmed or recorded and divulged nothing about himself. However, he suggested I interview his friend, a former police officer who, in the 1990s, discovered an alien.
This alien became a landmark in the region, with locals erecting a monument in its honour. Some come to pray, while others come with anger to destroy the monument. As I delved deeper into this story, I uncovered strange hidden facts about the place. Witnesses reported strange flying objects, leading various ufological organisations to conduct expeditions tot he region. Additionally, the body of the alien was found near a huge secret object behind the fence, built in the 1950s. Since its construction, villages around it began to disappear, and people started dying young from mysterious illnesses. They became prisoners of a long-lasting secret that claimed the lives of their families from one generation to another.
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