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IZGNANIE (THE BANISHMENT)

In Competition
Directed by :
Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV 
Country:
RUSSIA
Year:
2007
Duration:
150.00 minutes
  • Award for Best Actor, 2007

Synopsis

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 can not hear, eyes that can not see, and a heart that can not feel. Yet his belief in the "law" of human pride is vehement and inexhaustible, as vehement as his remorse.

The seed has been planted and the harvest must follow.

Press kit download (PDF)

Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV

Credits

Actors

Contacts and useful links

Production

REN FILM - Tverskoy blvd. 14, bld.1, 4 floor Russia, Moscow - T : +7 495 790 71 98 - office@renfilm.ru

Distribution

PYRAMIDE - T : +33 (0)1 42 96 01 01 - elagesse@pyramidefilms.com - http://www.pyramidefilms.com/

French press

EVA SIMONET - Eva Simonet - T : +33 (0)1 44 29 25 98 - eva.simonet@wanadoo.fr

International press

INITIAL EVENT - Fabrice Allard - T : +33 (0)1 44 78 02 41 - F : +33 (0)1 44 78 02 42 - fabrice.allard@initialevent.com

Foreign sales

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The Official Selection 2007

In Competition