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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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In a desolate, sun-sorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson. He is a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, observing the routines of military life, before making a sudden trip into the outlying countryside
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007
Special features: Press conference with director Alexander Sokurov, actress Galina Vishnevskaya and composer/producer Andrei Sigle (60 min.); "Patience labour:" a short film by Alexander Sokurov (10 min.); theatrical trailer; essay by film critic David Shengold
Director of photography, Alexander Burov ; editor, Sergei Ivanov ; composer, Andrei Sigle
Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasili Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Evgeni Tkachuk, Andrei Bogdanov, Rustam Shakhgireyev, Alexei Neimyshev
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DVD, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Russian dialogue, English subtitles