Among the snowy high-rises of modern Moscow lives stocky salesman Boris and Zhenya, a youthful salon owner. Having migrated to shiny new partners, the couple's relationship is coming to a bitter end and the fate of their 12-year-old son Alyosha is the last thing on their minds. When Alyosha goes missing without a trace, his parents can barely grieve in unison.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 7 min.
- Country, year
- Russia, France, Germany, Belgium, 2017
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Russian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Screenplay
- Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Producers
- Sergey Melkumov, Alexander Rodnyansky
- Cinematography
- Mikhail Krichman
- Music
- Evgeny Galperin
- Cast
- Yanina Hope, Aleksey Rozin, Maryana Spivak
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Cannes Film Festival
Director
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Andrey Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk, Russia. His debut feature, “The Return” (2003), won the Golden Lion at Venice. His other films include “The Banishment” (2007), as well as the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize–winning “Elena” (2011) and the Oscar-nominated “Leviathan” (2014).
