Connected

Connected — Plot

The film chronicles the final journey of 88-year-old Russian former top-secret scientist and philanthropist Dmitriy Zimin, alongside his longtime American friend Augie Fabela, acting US police officer, before Zimin’s scheduled euthanasia. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between Putin’s Russia and the USA and the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the film captures the closing scenes of a life and a time of peace. Zimin’s story is an embodiment of the harsh historical cycles that have defined Russia over the past century.

• Release date
• March 1, 2025
• Runtime
• 104 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Vera Krichevskaya

Connected — Cast

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Dmitry Zimin self

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Boris Zimin self Oleg Tinkov self

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Elizaveta Osetinskaya self Vladimir Putin self (archive) Boris Yeltsin self (archive)