The Heart of the World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-02-23

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

6 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (2433 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Maddin

Genres:

Short

Cast:

Leslie Bais Caelum Vatnsdal Shaun Balbar Greg Klymkiw

Writer:

Guy Maddin

Fullplot:

Nikolai, a mortician, and Osip, an actor playing Christ in a play, are brothers in love with the same woman. Anna, a state scientist and said woman, is in love with both brothers and studies the Earth's core, the very heart of the world. She discovers that the world is dying of heart failure and only has one more day remaining. Meanwhile, Akmatov, a bloated, capitalist bureaucrat lusts after Anna and tries to make her fall into her bed.

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