Belarus-Born Director Darya Zhuk Preps Dystopian Science Fiction Drama ‘Exactly What It Seems’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang Belarus-born director Darya Zhuk will follow their debut feature “Crystal Swan” with “Exactly What It Seems,” a dark science fiction satire of contemporary authoritarianism.
The film – produced by Allfilm’s Volia Chajkouskaya and Ivo Felt (Estonia) and Violetta Krechetova – is based on the original short story by Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, who will serve as a co-writer.
It will be shot in Belarusian, English and Russian. Allfilm, co-founded by Felt, is also behind Oscar-nominated “Tangerines” and Klaus Häro’s “The Fencer,” nominated for a Golden Globe.
In “Exactly What It Seems,” a married couple – Nadia and Fedor – is seeking political asylum in the US. They find themselves unexpectedly teleported back to Belarus through a mysterious quantum technology created by scientists under the dictatorial regime.
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