Returning to the 'A' (2011)

Original title

Возвращение в А

Directed by

Yegor Konchalovsky

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Kazakhstan, Russia

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A former soldier returns to his homeland in Kazakhstan after years away. He must confront the lingering effects of war and the changes in the place he once knew.

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What happens

Returning to the 'A' (Kazakh: А-ға оралу, A-ǵa oralý; Russian: Возвращение в «А») is a 2011 Kazakhstani drama film directed by Egor Konchalovsky. The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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