Attraction 2 - Invasion A.k.a. Vtorzhenie -2020... !new! →

If Attraction proved Russia could compete with mid-tier Hollywood CGI, aims for the top tier. The budget reportedly doubled from the first film (approx. $10–12 million), and every ruble appears on screen.

as Hakon/Khariton: The alien researcher who returns to Earth to protect Yulia from his own civilization's AI.

The visual effects (VFX) were handled by a mix of Russian studios and international partners, and the result is a film that looks significantly more expensive than its predecessor. The color grading is darker and moodier, reflecting the shift in tone. Where the first film was bright and pop-music video-esque, the sequel is bathed in the cold blues and greys of a dying world. This visual maturity helps the film stand on its own, legitimizing it as a serious sci-fi entry rather than just a YA franchise extension. Attraction 2 - Invasion a.k.a. Vtorzhenie -2020...

Where the first film used shaky-cam and close-quarters chaos, Bondarchuk embraces wide, sweeping shots. The climax—a three-way battle between Russian special forces, the Healer’s energy abilities, and the Collectors’ swarm—is staged with the clarity and scale of a Roland Emmerich disaster film.

Set three years after the initial alien crash in Chertanovo, Moscow, the story follows (Irina Starshenbaum), who has been "enhanced" by her contact with the extraterrestrial "Hakon". Now a university student living under constant government surveillance, Yulia is a human lab rat for her father, General Valentin Lebedev . If Attraction proved Russia could compete with mid-tier

expands the emotional core of the original.

Invasion was a commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Russian films of 2020 despite pandemic-related theater closures. It cemented Bondarchuk as Russia’s premier director of large-scale genre cinema. as Hakon/Khariton: The alien researcher who returns to

Much of the film’s climax involves spectacular CGI sequences where the aliens use water as a weapon, creating massive floods and spheres around Moscow. Cast and Production

Set three years after an alien spacecraft crash-landed in Moscow, the story follows Julia Lebedeva

Vtorzhenie ), released in 2020, is the high-octane science fiction sequel to the 2017 Russian blockbuster Attraction . Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk