DAU
August 20, 2018 5:55 AM Subscribe
In 2009, over 400 people left their everyday lives to go back in time to the Soviet Union. Cut off from the modern world, for over 2 years they lived and worked as a secret research institute. They fell in love, betrayed their friends, cheated on their lovers, ran experiments, grew old, had children, were arrested and lost everything. DAU, a totalitarian society in which the cameras are always rolling and the actors never go home.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn
i've been wondering for years what was going to come out of Ilya Khrzhanovsky's mad elephant of a film project and apparently it's something i'll have to keep waiting for. although a trip to berlin sounds nice.
posted by dis_integration at 6:09 AM on August 20, 2018
posted by dis_integration at 6:09 AM on August 20, 2018
There have been posts about Dau previously, but the fact that 4 years later since the last post it is still an ongoing drama speaks to what an absolutely bonkers story this all is.
Aw, I searched for the GQ article's link before posting but it didn't find it. Oh well, at least the promotional website is new.
posted by Memo at 6:31 AM on August 20, 2018 [2 favorites]
Aw, I searched for the GQ article's link before posting but it didn't find it. Oh well, at least the promotional website is new.
posted by Memo at 6:31 AM on August 20, 2018 [2 favorites]
NB: the website tld linked is .xxx so work browsers beware.
posted by cobaltnine at 6:43 AM on August 20, 2018
posted by cobaltnine at 6:43 AM on August 20, 2018
When I heard about secret Soviet cities, I was reminded of the secret elf cities in the Silmarillion and I was very impressed by Tolkien-- it was almost as though being smart enough gives a bit of clairvoyance.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 7:18 AM on August 20, 2018
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 7:18 AM on August 20, 2018
Wait does this mean Synedoche is real just not in New York?
WTF?
posted by Faintdreams at 7:32 AM on August 20, 2018
WTF?
posted by Faintdreams at 7:32 AM on August 20, 2018
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