Short synopsis : After Leviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev once again depicts a brutal and pitiless humanity — fragile, broken — in this uncompromising portrait of the struggles of a loveless family.

Long synopsis : Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to  start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alexey. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears…

Crew

• Producer(s): Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Why Not Productions, Arte France Cinéma
• Director(s): Andrey Zvyagintsev
• DP: Mikhail Krichman
• Editing: Anna Mass
• Original Music: Evgeny Galperin
• Set Design: Andrey Ponkratov
• Sound: Andrey Dergachev

• Genre(s): Drama


• Production company: WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS
• Language: Russian
• Duration: 128 min