The Return

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The Return is a 2003 Russian drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev that follows two young brothers whose estranged father suddenly reappears and takes them on a mysterious, emotionally charged journey.

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instanceOf Russian film
film
awardReceived Golden Eagle Award for Best Film NERFINISHED
Golden Lion NERFINISHED
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Mikhail Krichman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Russia
debutFeatureOf Andrey Zvyagintsev NERFINISHED
director Andrey Zvyagintsev NERFINISHED
distributedBy REN Film NERFINISHED
editedBy Vladimir Mogilevsky NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Andrey NERFINISHED
Ivan NERFINISHED
The Father NERFINISHED
festivalScreening 60th Venice International Film Festival NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Russia NERFINISHED
genre drama
hasTheme authority and rebellion
childhood
faith and doubt
father–son relationship
masculinity
musicBy Andrey Dergachev NERFINISHED
notableFor ambiguous ending
minimalist visual style
originalLanguage Russian
plotSummary Two young brothers are taken on a mysterious journey by their estranged father who suddenly returns after a long absence.
producer Dmitri Lesnevsky NERFINISHED
productionCompany REN Film NERFINISHED
releaseType theatrical release
releaseYear 2003
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Andrey Zvyagintsev NERFINISHED
Artyom Melkumyan NERFINISHED
Vladimir Moiseyenko NERFINISHED
setInPeriod contemporary Russia
stars Ivan Dobronravov NERFINISHED
Konstantin Lavronenko NERFINISHED
Vladimir Garin NERFINISHED
yearOfVeniceWin 2003

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Andrey Zvyagintsev notableFilm The Return
Andrey Zvyagintsev notableWork The Return