The Return

The 1990s were not very kind to Russia or Russian cinema. The collapse of Communism brought an end to the state-sponsored film industry and almost entirely removed Russia from the global cinema landscape. It took almost a decade and a half for Russian films to garner some interest beyond national borders or suggest that Russian cinema might reclaim its former glory. In 2003, this transformation occurred with *The Re…

Andrey Zvyagintsev's debut on the big screen El debut de Andrey Zvyagintsev en la gran pantalla When we talk about Russian cinema, it's impossible not to talk about Andrei Tarkovsky, probably the most influential director in the history of his country. But there are also other names, some of them still active, who are great exponents of Russian cinema. Among them we can mention Aleksandr Sokurov, Andrei Konchalovski…

Introduction - A gripping, brooding masterpiece. Name of film: The Return Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev Year: 2004 Official Poster Trailer Review Young Ivan played by Ivan Dobronravov only remembers his father by a photo taken over a decade ago. He is an angry, confused, slight boy and it is left to Ivan’s older brother Andrey, played by Vladimir Garin to look out for him while other boys in their provincial Russian…