THE KIRILOV SOLUTION
A film about Free Will & Determinism

A business traveller is induced into infiltrating a sinister philosophical cult, who teach a kind of scientific fatalism: their stated aim is to “cure students of the illusion of free will” – but to what end? To escape the cult this man must refute their theory and prove his own free will - but he is forced to confront the fact that the choices he has made seem entirely predictable too. The leaders of the cult regard those who cannot accept their doctrine as insane, but there are rumours within the cult of a way out: the Kirilov Solution.

The film explores the concepts of determinism and free will, and the implications of the problem of free will for moral responsibility. For more details see Teachers' Notes.

Audience: 'A' level, Scottish Higher, and first year undergraduate Philosophy (for example, AQA Philosophy AS Sartre, Philosophy A2 Philosophy of Mind & Aristotle); 'A' level Religious Studies (for example, AQA A2 Module 9 Free Will and Determinism) 'A' level Psychology: (for example, AQA A2 Module 9 Free Will and Determinism)