Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has...。这是一部另类的科幻电影,像片头的旁白的那样,这里不是地球,而是某个类似地球的星球,那里的文明进化到了类似于地球上的欧洲中世纪。故事改编自 Strugatsky兄弟的小说,这个科幻的创意就是如果当年没有文艺复兴,现在的欧洲文明又会是什么样子?这个故事里,一群来自地球的科学研究人员被送往到那个星球,去引导那个社会的文明发展进程,他们不得使用暴力,不得强行干预,只能引导,男主角像一位先知,也只是整部电影里行为举止唯一正常的人,他在社会底层不断的行走,去开化人们,电影就像纪录片一样跟着他的脚步由此展开。。