The Interviewer

The Interviewer

1987 · 86 min · ★ 9.0 · Mystery

While working in Afghanistan, Soviet journalist Aleksei Rusanov witnesses the spread of a strange disease. He manages to find out that the carriers of the dangerous virus are mosquitoes of a previously unknown species. Aleksei goes to Sindabad and penetrates the secret laboratory of Professor Neli, whose work on the elimination of deadly insects is funded by the CIA...

Directed by Yuri Marukhin · Written by Iona Andronov

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