| International relations; that is, the | | | | In another aspect of the film, Konov |
| relations between both nations and their | | | | uses his principle to demonstrate one's |
| people, cannot be improved enough. The | | | | never ending activity of having to |
| human race is separated by language, | | | | choose between exercising their |
| race, mentality, and very strict | | | | volition, or accepting a pre-destined |
| borders. Are there really methods to | | | | fate. Later he expands this by |
| improve these relations and bring | | | | presenting the same girls (representing |
| people, cultures and nations together? | | | | on a deeper level the youth of today's |
| According to Serge Konov, the modern | | | | Russia and America) making another |
| Russian philosopher and film producer, | | | | choice. This time it is between loyalty |
| there are. Using his principle of | | | | and logic. These choices are presented |
| Genetic Memory Recall, he refers to a | | | | by a character powerfully played by Igor |
| time when all people were similar with | | | | Desyatnikov, himself a prominent Russian |
| the only differences among them, being | | | | thinker, actor, singer and businessman. |
| in variation, not in conflicts. | | | | The choices are between the elements of |
| In his latest film, entitled Finding | | | | good and evil. |
| t.A.T.u. (staring Misha Barton) he | | | | One will have to wait and see how the |
| applies his principle in the area of | | | | famous and very artistic director Roland |
| film production. He has taken a rather | | | | Joffe (Mission, The Killing Fields, |
| mundane story, and created a space for | | | | Captivity) interprets these issues, but |
| conflict resolution and has done so in a | | | | one can be sure, it will be done well. |
| practical way. While viewing the story | | | | The team making the film is again, a |
| of a lonely American teenage girl in | | | | representation of improved international |
| Moscow finding part of her mature self | | | | relations. The production company |
| in a coming-of-age drama, he also weaves | | | | (RAMCO) is an American-Russian joint |
| both the story line and creative process | | | | venture. Mr. Konov is never tired to |
| with the cooperation and improvement of | | | | explain, "one must be consistent in |
| international relations he espouses. | | | | their thoughts and actions. RAMCO is a |
| At one level the story finds the | | | | working practical example of the |
| American teenager bonding with a Russian | | | | improved international relations being |
| one, first on the internet, and later | | | | discussed, even now at the highest world |
| personally. The principles of both | | | | levels". |
| electronic communication and personal | | | | Other films are planned, and the |
| communication meet face to face. The | | | | unifying element in each will certainly |
| Konov Principle has as one of its | | | | be a the Konov Principle in action. In |
| tenets, such communication, and its | | | | the first film Captivity, man's basic |
| evolution, to finally communicating with | | | | inhumanity to man is examined in its |
| one's own genetic codes! The two girls | | | | extreme case. In Finding t.A.T.u. we are |
| find their bond is a role model and a | | | | taken to back to the problems of |
| archetype, (in this case, the singing | | | | maturing, and re-faced in the adult |
| duo t.A.T.u.) | | | | world of decision making. |