The Return (2003)

Original title

Возвращение

Directed by

Andrey Zvyagintsev

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

12+

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 709 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers in Russia go on a trip with their father who reappeared after 12 years. The holiday on a remote island becomes a harsh test of survival.

tensemelancholicslow-burnbleakvisually starkominouscerebralhaunting

What happens

The Return (Russian: Возвращение, romanized: Vozvrashcheniye) is a 2003 Russian coming-of-age drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev and released internationally in 2004. It tells the story of two Russian boys whose father suddenly returns home after a 12-year absence. He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of survivability of almost mythic proportions. The Return received widespread critical acclaim. It won the Golden Lion at the 60th Venice International Film Festival (as well as the award for the best first film) and was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also selected as the Russian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 76th Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It has since been regarded as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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