Attraction (Prityazhenie) (Притяжение)

When I was little,

my mum and I loved to sit and look at the night sky.

We dreamed that we were not alone,

that the stars were the eyes of the angels

who were watching over us.

But when Mum fell ill, none of them helped.

And so I realized that there's nothing out there,

except silence, emptiness and cold.

Let's go.

Quiet!

Charl, what are you looking at? There's nothing there.

Come on, let's go!

For most of history, people have feared meteor showers.

Only recently have we begun to understand these visitors

who penetrates the earth's atmosphere.

Earlier on, these cosmic stones were associated with the wrath of God.

How are things with you?

Why don't you tell me?

I'll get together with some Albert, and won't tell a thing about it.

- There's nothing to tell. - Nothing, really?

What's going on between you two? Where do you... you know?

If I knew such a Romeo, I'd run away from home.

Maybe.

But Tyoma thinks of Romeo only as a make of car, if you see what I mean.

And today we are witnessing a unique astronomical phenomenon.

Mironov...

Good Morning. Did you sleep well?

- Why Mironov? - Just because. Don't sleep!

Who can tell me

where and when occurred the last meteor shower,

that had a magnitude comparable to what's expected today.

In China.

'76.

Yulia. Are you having a scientific debate?

- A scientific debate, exactly. - And?

Google says in China, in 1976.

Google is right.

The most terrible events in human history

have happened when men faced something...

Unknown...

Frightening.

The bloodiest crusades were triggered by meteor showers.

And then what happened, Mironov?!

I'm not sleeping, I'm listening.

Google.

All the crusaders, about 300,000 people, died in the desert.

Yes. Yes.

The brain!

And this despite the fact that

these meteor showers, in scale, don't compare with today's.

And us here... won't we also...?

Are you crazy?

I hope not.

The debris will burn up in the upper atmosphere, don't be afraid.

Tonight, watch the shooting stars!

Did you hear?

- Yes! - Take care!

By the way...

- What's this? - Two concert tickets for Korzh.

I thought you and I could go.

But compared to your Alfa Romeo's vroom vroom,

I'm not really in the race. - Thank you!

- Bye! - Bye!

All the best! The shooting stars tonight!

- Yes! - Bye! - Bye!

- Give me your notebook, I'll correct it. - Were you a good student?

I'll call you.

Hi.

Well then...

Dad?

Hi! It's me.

- Hi. - Hi.

I'm home just for a few seconds.

Do you know where the binoculars are?

I'll be home late tonight.

Don't leave the apartment.

But we're all meeting at the parking lot.

- It's the best spot to see the meteors. - No.

Definitely no?

Is there any weighty arguments?

Convincing reasons?

Crowds of people on a roof with a low wall,

most of them drunk.

I think the argument is convincing.

Dad, I won't be alone. Tyoma is waiting for me.

- Artyom? - Yes.

Then, certainly, no!

Great!

I don't mean to pressure you, but

a meteor shower like that won't occur again for maybe 50 years.

I'm not coming.

- Did Comrade Colonel forbid you to go out? - He never leaves me alone!

I wish they'd sent him somewhere. On a business trip.

To Jupiter!

He just left. I saw him.

So, I see no problem.

I'm ready to rescue my princess from the tower.

Unidentified flying object detected.

Bearing 340, distance 280.

The flying object doesn't answer.

The object came from the west. It's now just north of Finland.

- What kind of object? - It was just detected.

Very large, moves in our direction.

- Roger that. - Speed?

- Speed is erratic. - Erratic? Are they in trouble?

Not yet ascertained. It moves at between 500 and 900 km/h.

- Strategic partners were consulted? - Yes! They don't know.

Lithuania and Latvia are also on standby.

But if this thing doesn't slow down, they won't even have time to take off.

Bearing 190. The object has passed the coast.

It's big. Keeping visual contact.

Deploy interceptors. Activate missile defence.

Notify the Ministry and let them announce the state of emergency.

Ready!

477 is in the air!

477 to Atlanta, I'm on my way.

477 and 478 are on course.

Despite the high-rise buildings, we have a good view of the sky.

And there's much to see today!

The north-east of the capital is cloudy,

so many came here, south of Moscow,

to watch this celestial show.

Don't listen to this drivel!

Fuck off!

As you can see, some are already beginning to celebrate this rare natural event...

Crap! Let's do it again!

Leave it!

I'm just going to adjust his mirrors.

Hey, what's that bullshit?!

There are pedestrians around here!

What the hell?!

Do you need help, Tyoma?

All right, guys.

There's no need!

Hi!

- Guess what I got. - What's this?

A ticket for the VIP box!

477. 10 on the left.

Roger that. Have visual contact.

This is crazy!

Repeat, 477.

It's huge!

- Yulia. - Yes?

I think we're in the way.

- We? - We!

Don't you see she wants to be alone?

- Uh, no. - Yes.

She's my girlfriend and I'm not leaving her alone.

Take it! You're so annoying! Go. No one's there. I live alone.

Oh what a beauty!

"Oh what a beauty!" You have no idea what's beautiful!

You'll miss this.

We're in a Moscow inner courtyard,

and right behind me, you can see the meteor shower.

Show me another one.

Yes.

Be quiet! Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Base to 477. The aim is to disable it.

477 to base. I hear you.

477, fire then bank to the left.

- And if it's not NATO? - How could it not? See any force field?

477, was the target hit?

Yup! It's losing speed.

477 to base. I'm losing control!

477, self-eject!

Sveta stayed there alone. I can't do this.

She's your friend, she can wait.

Can I at least call her briefly? Please, Tyoma!

Yulia! Hold tight!

Hold tight!

Intelligence is almost there.

They should report in a few minutes.

The Tech unit is also on its way.

- Do you hear me? - Yes I'm listening.

- Protective clothing, Colonel. - I don't need it.

Be careful.

You understand, who knows what this thing is?

And here's another great news.

A deputy from the parliamentary group is going with you.

- What's that about? - It's necessary.

He wants to see the impact zone.

Is this really XL? Yes, it's wide enough.

The world's attention is riveted

on the events unfolding in Moscow.

We managed to get through to Mikhail Poleskin, State Duma deputy,

who plans to personally inspect the scene of the crash.

Mikhail Petrovich, where are you and what has happened?

At the moment, I am still on the way to the crash site.

There is no reason to claim that

we're dealing here with an object of extraterrestrial origin.

But if this assumption were confirmed,

this event would certainly go down in history.

17 teams are already on the ground and 4 are close to Chertanovo.

- One is on the road with dogs. - Mobilize all reservists!

Take the girl!

Yulia!

Yulia, look at me!

Yulia!

Stop!

- Are you tired of life?! - Open the door, quickly!