Directed by : Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV
Year of production : 2007 Country : RUSSIA Length : 150 minutes
Award for Best Actor , 2007
A husband, wife and two children (a boy and a girl) come from an industrial city to the countryside, to the husband’s birthplace, to stay in his father's old house.
In contrast to the old setting (the city that brightens up the relations between the characters, that smooths the rough edges, and even creates some illusion of happiness and love), the new setting is Nature. It is a setting of breathtaking rolling hills, the bottom of a prehistoric sea, and fertile land, all lying in the ruins of dislike. It is sad even though it is proud. It doesn’t let on. It will demand great sacrifice.
And no one will hold back the hand the father raises against his son. The voice crying out will not be heard. The son will not be replaced by the lamb. For the one who raises the knife has ears that ca
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Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV - Director
Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV - Script / Dialogue
Oleg NEGIN - Script / Dialogue
Artem MELKUMJAN - Script / Dialogue
Mikhail KRICHMAN - Cinematography
Arvo PART - Music
Anna MASS - Film Editor
Andrey DERGATCHEV - Music
Andrey DERGATCHEV - Sound
Alexander BALUYEV - Mark
Konstantin LAVRONENKO - Alex
Maxim SHIBAEV - Kir
Maria BONNEVIE - Vera
Katya KULKINA - Eva
Film poster © DR
Production
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