The Return (2003)

Synopsis of The Return

Russian filmmaker Andrei Zvyagintsev makes his feature-film debut with the bleak psychological drama Vozvrashchenie (The Return). Younger brother Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov) and older brother Andrei (Vladimir Garin) live in a small town with their mother (Natalya Vdovina). One summer, the brothers are surprised by the arrival of their long-lost absent father (Konstantin Lavronenko). Although the boys only know him from an old photograph, he still orders them to accompany him on a fishing trip. The stern father then puts his two sons through a series of endurance tests. Doting Andrei is quick to cooperate, while stubborn Ivan is more reluctant to trust him. Ivan wants to know where he's been and what he's up to. After they travel by boat to a deserted island, the father gets even more mysterious. The Return won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival in 2003. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

106 mins

Director(s):

Andrei Zvyagintsev

Writer(s):

Vladimir Mosienko, Alexandre Novototsky

Producer(s):

Dmitri Lesnevsky

Categories:

Independent Films

• 2003 - Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion
• 2003 - Venice International Film Festival - Luigi De Laurentiis Award for First Film

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