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The Return

2003 film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

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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.

Released: 2003-06-25111 minDir: Andrey ZvyagintsevDrama, Mystery

Cast

Vladimir Garin as Andrey
Konstantin Lavronenko as Father
Nataliya Vdovina as Mother
Ivan Dobronravov as Ivan
Lazar Dubovik as Hooligan
Lyubov Kazakova as Girl in the Mirror

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Key facts

Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Written by: Vladimir Moiseyenko, Aleksandr Novototsky
Produced by: Yelena Kovalyova, Dmitry Lesnevsky
Starring: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov , Konstantin Lavronenko , Natalia Vdovina
Cinematography: Mikhail Krichman
Music by: Andrei Dergatchev
Distributed by: Kino International (US)
Release date: 25 June 2003 ( 2003-06-25 )
Running time: 105 minutes
Country: Russia
Language: Russian
Budget: below US$500,000
Box office

Key dates

Published: 2003

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
Genre: thriller film
Country of origin: Russia
Original language: Russian
Main subject: human life
Creator: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Cast member: Natalia Vdovina
Production company

Article

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.