The Return (2003)
Coming Out at 25 June 2003 in theaters.
“Vozvrashchenie”
Drama
The Return is 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 manhood of almost mythic proportions. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
In contemporary Russia, Ivan and his older brother Andrei have grown a deep attachment 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.
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Writers: Vladimir Moiseenko, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
Stars: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavronenko, Nataliya Vdovina, Galina Popova, Aleksey Suknovalov
Cast:
| Vladimir Garin | … | Andrey |
| Ivan Dobronravov | … | Ivan |
| Konstantin Lavronenko | … | Otets |
| Nataliya Vdovina | … | Mat |
| Galina Popova | … | Babushka |
| Aleksey Suknovalov | … | Zavodila |
| Lazar Dubovik | … | Khuligan |
| Elizaveta Aleksandrova | … | Ofitsiantka |
| Lyubov Kazakova | … | Devushka v zerkalakh |
| Andrey Sumin | … | Chelovek v portu |
| Aleksey Proshchikin | ||
| Viktor Alenin | ||
| Stas Orlov | ||
| Arseniy Belousov | ||
| Sofya Bagdasarova | ||
| Arseniy Bagdasarov | ||
| Alla Tomasheva | ||
| Evgeniy Belyanskiy |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia