Firing Range (The Shooting Range) (Poligon) (1977)

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Description: The plot is based on an anti-war military science fiction story by Sever Gansovsky. In the not-too-distant future a scientist from a military great power wants revenge for his son (who was a soldier KIA during war) and thus invents a weapon capable of ending the conflict - an automated mind-reading tank that detects and reacts to human feelings of hostility and fear. After his revenge successfully takes place (as the tank destroys a number of generals responsible for the loss of his son) he himself falls victim to his own creation. ... (more)

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"DIR: Anatoly Petrov SUMMARY: A military scientist creates a tank that can read minds and react to human fear and hostility. WHY IT'S HERE: Anatoly Petrov's stunning 'Firing Range' (aka 'Polygon') is a short of enormous power and jaw-dropping visuals. Animated using a technique known as Photographica which uses multiple celluloid layers, 'Firing Range' looks unbelievably ahead of its time. The realistic human characters and settings make it almost impossible to believe this was a 1977 short a"