The Return

Andrei Zvyagintsev’s drama sees two young teenage boys return home to find a stranger on the bed, claiming to be their father, who has been absent for 12 years. He announces he’s taking them on a fishing trip but as the trio set off, one of the boys begins to think he is a murderous gangster while the other just wants to believe papa has come home. Separated into seven segments, each covering one day of their trip, this is stunning debut from an assured director. In Russian with English., Julie Walters stars as a former alcoholic, who returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder starts to return, things take a different turn., First-time director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s vivid drama about two brothers whose enigmatic father reappears after a 12-year absence., Russian filmmaker Andrei Zvyagintsev makes his feature-film debut with the bleak psychological drama Vozvrashchenie (The Return). Younger brother Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov) and older brother Andrei (Vladimir Garin) live in a small town with their mother (Natalya Vdovina). One summer, the brothers are surprised by the arrival of their long-lost absent father (Konstantin Lavronenko). Although the boys only know him from an old photograph, he still orders them to accompany him on a fishing trip. The stern father then puts his two sons through a series of endurance tests. Doting Andrei is quick to cooperate, while stubborn Ivan is more reluctant to trust him. Ivan wants to know where he’s been and what he’s up to. After they travel by boat to a deserted island, the father gets even more mysterious. The Return won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival in 2003., British drama starring Julie Walters. A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for murdering her husband. Her return home provokes fragmented memories of the murder., Andrei Zvyagintsev’s drama sees two young teenage boys return home to find a stranger on the bed, claiming to be their father, who has been absent for 12 years. He announces he’s taking them on a fishing trip but as the trio set off, one of the boys begins to think he is a murderous gangster while the other just wants to believe papa has come home. Separated into seven segments, each covering one day of their trip, this is stunning debut from an assured director. In Russian with English subtitles., Andrei Zvyagintsev’s drama sees two young teenage boys (Vladimir Garin and Ivan Dobronravov) return home to find a stranger on the bed, claiming to be their father, who has been absent for 12 years. He announces he’s taking them on a fishing trip but as the trio set off, one of the boys begins to think he is a murderous gangster while the other just wants to believe papa has come home. Separated into seven segments, each covering one day of their trip, this is stunning debut from an assured director., Top-notch performances drive this atmospheric psychological drama.The lives of two young brothers change forever when their enigmatic father (Konstantin Lavronenko) suddenly reappears after a 12-year absence. The three go on a fishing trip to a remote island, where the mystery surrounding the father only deepens. A.k.a. “Vozvrashcheniye.” Vladimir Garin.