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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2003
Having a fatherless childhood, young brothers Andrei and Ivan have grown closer than most siblings. But when they least expect it, the father the boys have never known returns. Under the cool midnight sun of a coastal Russian summer, the boys eagerly hop into a car for a fishing trip with a complete stranger they absolutely need to believe is their father. As they travel deep into the wilderness, their journey devolves from vacation to boot camp to father-son love triangle and ultimately to a test of wills that pushed to the brink of violence
Special features: "The return": a film about the film (2004, 63 min., color); theatrical trailer; 3 stills galleries
Camera, Mikhail Krichman ; editor, Vladimir Mogilevskiĭ ; music, Andreĭ Devgachev ; costume designer, Anna Bartuli ; production designer, Zhanna Pakhomova
Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavromenko, Natali︠ia︡ Vdovina
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital
Russian dialogue with optional English subtitles
Venice Film Festival, 2003: 'CinemAvvenire' Award - Best First Film (Andrei Zvyagintsev); Golden Lion (Andrei Zvyagintsev); Luigi De Laurentiis Award (Andrei Zvyagintsev (director), Dmitri Lesnevsky (producer)); SIGNIS Award (Andrei Zvyagintsev); Sergio Trasatti Award (Andrei Zvyagintsev)