Long synopsis : 1998, Nalchik, the North Caucasus, Russia. 24-year-old Ilana works in her father’s garage to help him make ends meet. One evening, her extended family and friends gather to celebrate the engagement of her younger brother David. Later that night, the young couple is kidnapped, and a ransom demand delivered. In this close-knit Jewish enclave, involving the police is out of the question. How will the family raise the money to save David? Ilana and her parents, each in their own way, will go as far as necessary, whatever the risks to themselves…

Cast

• Darya Zhovner, Olga Dragunova, Artem Tsypin, Nazir Zhukov, Veniamin Kats

Crew

• Producer(s): Nikolay Yankin
• Director(s): Kantemir Balagov
• Screenplay: Anton Yarush, Kantemir Balagov
• DP: Artem Yemelyanov
• Editing: Kantemir Balagov
• Costume Designer: Lydia Kryukova
• Production Designer: Alexey Paderin

• Original Title: Closeness
• Genre(s): Drama


• Production company: Example of Intonation Fund
• Language: Russian
• Image Ratio: 0.00

• Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival 2017
  Award(s) : BEST FILM and BEST ACTRESS
• Festival Premiers Plans Angers 2018
  Award(s) : GRAND JURY PRIZE & BEST ACTRESS