Day of Wrath (1985) Den gneva
IMDb meta-data is runtime of 1h and 24m, rated 6.1 by 445 cinematizens.
Genre: Sy Fy.
DNA: USSR.
Verdict: Lugubrious.
Tagline: [Ask the bear]
An American journalist finally gets permission to enter a restricted area in the Appalachian Mountains, but before he sets out he is abducted and…. [Who knows.] But he has little memory of this excursion. It might have been a dream. Off he goes to meet many hillbilly stereotypes, including an idiot savant of mathematics destined to be an actuary.
There is a reference to genetic manipulation of bears to increase intelligence and that may have something to do with the restrictions. Yes, brown bears.
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The A.I. subtitles were nearly unintelligible but amusing. I never did figure out the plot. Nor did the poor quality of the video help.
Some Soviet filmmakers masked criticism of their own society by setting stories elsewhere, especially in science fiction, and this might an example of that. By the way, this also occurred in the States, the examples being the Twilight Zone or Star Trek on themes no commercial sponsor would otherwise accept.