The Return

2003 · 1h51 · Film

Directed by Andreï Zviaguintsev

Starring Владимир Гарин, Константин Лавроненко, Наталия Вдовина, Иван Добронравов, Lazar Dubovik, Lyubov Kazakova, Галина Петрова, Aleksey Suknovalov, Андрей Сумин, Елизавета Александрова

Ideal when you feel… Calm Curious Sad / low

Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.

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