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The Return
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The Return

2003-06-25 · 111 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Mystery

Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.

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Directors
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Production companies
Ren Film
Countries
Russia
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 8,482,993

Top Cast

Vladimir GarinAndrey
Konstantin LavronenkoKonstantin LavronenkoFather
Nataliya VdovinaNataliya VdovinaMother
Ivan DobronravovIvan DobronravovIvan
Lazar DubovikHooligan
Lyubov KazakovaGirl in the Mirror
Galina PetrovaGalina PetrovaGrandmother
Aleksey SuknovalovZavodila
Andrey SuminMan at Port
Elizaveta AleksandrovaElizaveta AleksandrovaOlya
Galina PopovaBabushka

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