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Koktebel Details

2003

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Starring	Igor Csernyevics, Vladimir Kucherenko, Gleb Puskepalis, Agrippina Steklova
Director	Boris Khlebnikov, Aleksei Popogrebsky
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

Koktebel

Following the death of his wife and loss of his job, a Russian engineer sets off from Moscow with his 11 year old son for his sister's house, in the Black Sea resort of Koktebel. With no money or means of transport, they drift through Russia's expansive and mesmerising landscape at the mercy of chance. For the father, the journey is an attempt to restore self respect, piece together his broken life and win back the trust of his son. For the boy, the mythic coastal town holds the key to a new life and emancipation. Boris Khlebnikov and Alexei Popogrebsky's critically acclaimed, award-winning road movie is a wonderfully acted, delicately observed and beautifully shot drama that has been favourably compared to the work of directors such as Terence Malick, Andrei Tarkovsky and François Truffaut.

Starring	Igor Csernyevics, Vladimir Kucherenko, Gleb Puskepalis, Agrippina Steklova
Director	Boris Khlebnikov, Aleksei Popogrebsky
Studio	FUSION MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Russian
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: 23 May 2005

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- This is a road movie of the most mysterious sort. Koktebel â" a resort town in the Crimea â" is the holy grail for... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  A lyrical piece of Russian cinema
  
  A very subtle and quietly moving film with understated performances, a wonderful use of static camera angles that seem to swell to life with the details packed ... read more »
  
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  - David Jenkins
  - Birmingham, England
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 23:00
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- - 0
  - 1
  pass me the prozac
  
  depressing Dull slow film, dull scenery,switched off with relief!, why did it have loads of recommendations?
  
  made me feel cold!
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 11:22
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  - 0
  Slyly Amusing
  
  Liked this one, it had a quietly amusing feel to it, although it was Russian and therefore bordering on the black/tragic view of life. The filming was great too... read more »
  
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- - Cato
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  - Lydbury North
  - 20 Sep 2010 at 11:11
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  - 2
  for eastern europe travelers
  
  I liked it.It's not a holywood style pop movie and you'd enjoy it if you're a traveler and like eastern europe culture.
  
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- - squilla
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  - Achnasheen
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 22:33
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  Following the death of his wife and loss of his job, a Russian engineer sets off from Moscow with his 11 year old son for his sister's house, in the Black Sea resort of Koktebel. With no money or means of transport, they drift through Russia's expansive and mesmerising landscape at the mercy of ...