Invasion

Invasion, also known as Attraction 2, is a 2020 Russian science fiction action film directed and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk's company by Art Pictures Studio and Vodorod. The action of the film unfolds after the events described in Attraction (2017). The film stars Irina Starshenbaum, Rinal Mukhametov, Alexander Petrov, Yuri Borisov, Oleg Menshikov, and Sergei Garmash. Invasion is Bondarchuk’s third film and the eighth Russian film shot in IMAX format, the film premiered in preview from the end of December 26, 2019. A wide distribution of the film was released in Russia on January 1, 2020 by WDSSPR. It was the final film distributed by WDSSPR before its dissolution between Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing. Sony will continue to produce and distribute their films in Russia. Plot The action takes place three years after the events of Attraction. Julia (Irina Starshenbaum), who was saved from death with the help of extraterrestrial technologies, has unusual abilities now. The girl has become the object of the research conducted in secret laboratories of the Ministry of Defense. Julia's new abilities attract not only people on Earth, they are becoming a threat to extraterrestrial civilizations—because of that the Earth is threatened with invasion. Hekon is back to save her. This time with the help of Sol. Cast Irina Starshenbaum as Yulia 'Yulya' Lebedeva (English: Julia) Rinal Mukhametov as Hekon / Khariton (English: Hakon) Alexander Petrov as Artyom Tkachyov, Yulya's former boyfriend Yuri Borisov as Captain Ivan 'Vanya' Korobanov Oleg Menshikov as General-major Valentin Lebedev Sergei Garmash as vice-premier Yevgeny Mikheev as Gleb Karakhanov "Google", a classmate and friend of Yulya, an employee of the company "Rostelecom" Daniil Kolzenov as a technician Sergey Troyev as TV channel technician Igor Kosterin as VSK Adjutant (major) Andrey Nazimov as IT Department Manager