The Return (Vozvrashchenie) (2003)

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Director Andrey Zvyagintsev's debut in the film manages to create an impressive atmosphere latent tension. It is remarkable the way he manages to give absolute calm before the storm, making the viewer remains in constant agony. The eerie beauty of the desert landscape of the Russian province acts as a catalyst in shaping the particular change from the beginning to the end of the film. We all suspe... read more

I was not really familiar with this movie of its director but since it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film festival, I thought I should give it a try. Basically, it is one of those movies where there is no action scenes, barely any dialogs but loads and loads of symbolism. So, it is an aquired taste and you either dig this style or you don't. I must say the whole thing, especially the directing... read more

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