Ostrov

For one of the scenes in the documentary, we used a drone and photogrammetry to scan the infamous Red Tower of Death near Ostrov, which was part of the Vykmanov II communist labor camp. Today a national cultural monument and part of UNESCO World Heritage, it recalls the period when, between 1951 and 1956, political prisoners processed and sorted uranium ore here without protective equipment. Under these inhumane conditions, many died or suffered lifelong serious health consequences.