Directing Prize of Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2019
Directed by: Kantemir BALAGOV
Year of production: 2019
Country: RUSSIA
Genre: drama
Length: 134 minutes
1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Although the siege – one of the worst in history – is finally over, life and death continue their battle in the wreckage that remains. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
Credits
Kantemir BALAGOV - Director
Ksenia SEREDA - Cinematography
Sergey IVANOV - Set decorator
Olga SMIRNOVA - Costumes designer
Casting
Viktoria MIROSHNICHENKO
Vasilisa PERELYGINA
Timofey GLAZKOV
Andrey BYKOV
Igor SHIROKOV
Konstantin BALAKIREV
Ksenia KUTEPOVA
Olga DRAGUNOVA