Beanpole (2019)

Original title

Дылда

Directed by

Kantemir Balagov

Genre

drama film, historical drama

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 359 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women try to rebuild their lives in Leningrad after World War II. One is a soldier back from the front, the other a hospital worker. They deal with trauma, loss, and the struggle to find purpose in the ruins.

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What happens

Beanpole (Russian: Дылда, romanized: Dylda) is a 2019 Russian drama film directed and co-written by Kantemir Balagov. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Balagov won the Un Certain Regard Best Director Award and the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film in the Un Certain Regard section. It was selected as the Russian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. The film was inspired by Svetlana Alexievich's book War's Unwomanly Face. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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