VOZVRASHCHENIYE

Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev, 2003.

Date: Sep 6th, 2005. Format: Dvd. Surrounding: Tampere.

I would have like to seen this from silver screen, but didn't have a chance during its theatre round. The story about the father and his two sons going fishing sounds almost too beautiful to be nothing else than an old yoghurt ad! But the result is far from that, because the boys are not so keen on their disturbingly distant father. Zvyagintsev is truly a promising director. His personal cinematic style shows up in a highly spiritual way as he pictures significant anecdotes which move human relationships. New Russian film is very rarely seen in Finland, but I hope this masterpiece will lead to a better future. *****