The Conference

The Conference

Konferentsiya Director Ivan I. Tverdovsky

2 hr. 15 min. · Russia, Estonia, Italy, United Kingdom, 2020 · Drama · Russian · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N-16

About the film

Natalia, a nun from a remote Russian monastery, comes to Moscow 17 years after the terrorist attack in Dubrovka Theatre. She was sent there to organize a memorial evening for the victims of the attack that happened in October 2002. We soon learn that Natalia and her family were the witnesses of the attack. Almost forgotten now by the outside world the organizers and participants of the memorial evening or the Conference are made like a burden by the rest of the society. Following the chronology of the events we learn the dark details of Natalia’s personal story.

Details

Running time
2 hr. 15 min.
Country, year
Russia, Estonia, Italy, United Kingdom, 2020
Genre
Drama
Language
Russian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
N-16

Credits

Director
Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Screenplay
Ivan I. Tverdovskij
Producers
Katerina Mikhaylov, Konstantin Fam, Egor Odintsov, Ilya Medovyy, Paolo Maria Spina
Cinematography
Fedor Glazachev
Music
Sten Sheripov
Cast
Natalia Pavlenkova, Natalya Potapova, Ksenyia Zueva
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Venice Film Festival
Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Director

Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Ivan I. Tverdovskij is a Russian screenwriter and film director. His film „Corrections Class“ (2014) won the East of the West Award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.