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The Banishment
Why this pick
Zvyagintsev again uses stark landscapes, withheld information and fraught family silences to turn an ordinary domestic rupture into an ominous emotional puzzle.
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MOVIE2003 1h 45m RUS
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In contemporary Russia, Ivan and his older brother Andrei have grown a deep attachment theory to each other to make up for their fatherless childhood. Both their mother and grandmother live with them. After running home after a fight with each other, the boys are shocked to discover their father has returned after a 12-year absence. With their mother's uneasy blessing, Ivan and Andrei set out on what they believe will be a simple fishing vacation with him.
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