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Koktebel Reviews

2003

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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 chance. For the father, the .. Read more

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

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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
  - 2
  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
- - 3
  - 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
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 20 Sep 2010 at 11:11
- - 2
  - 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
  - 2 reviews
  - Achnasheen
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 22:33
- - 0
  - 1
  Odd Russian
  
  Slow moving and depressing. You kind of know the ending before it starts and the relationship between father and son could be better explained.
  
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  - Midlands
  - 23 Jun 2009 at 14:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow burner
  
  Bit of a slow burner. Good though.
  
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- - ChrisEmma
  - 4 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 20:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Koktebel
  
  Slow and dull. Tarkovsky-like lingering shots and stills, but without the philosophical probing or cultural/historical allusions. Best watched with the fast-... read more »
  
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  - Poole
  - 09 Jan 2009 at 10:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Spiritually uplifting
  
  Shot in the Ukraine this is a must see film for anybody who enjoys atmospherics and sentiment in film. A father and son take a journey across Russia and the ... read more »
  
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  - Drwatson
  - 17 reviews
  - Skegness
  - 17 Sep 2008 at 22:21
- - 1
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  Koktebel
  
  This would have made a good short film but turned out about an hour too long for the amount of plot! Almost every scene was punctuated by a long pause, as if ... read more »
  
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  - Kent
  - 06 Sep 2008 at 20:18
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  Customer Review
  
  "Koktebel" is a minimalist Russian film filmed in the style of Andrei Tarkovsky. It follows the road trip of a father and son across the Russian ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  good road movie
  
  This film i liked as i really like road movies and the Eastern European setting etc mad ethe film more enjoyable wirthy of renting and watching uninterupted
  
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  - Gorebridge
  - 26 Mar 2008 at 12:02
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- - 24
  - 1
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 72550
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Jenkins
  - Birmingham, England
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 23:00
- - 7
  - 0
  Koktebel
  
  Thought this was a very good film - slow and atmospheric and the photography was just fantastic. It was almost like watching stills. A different experience ... read more »
  
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- - Marion7
  - Essex
  - 16 Jun 2005 at 23:38
- - 6
  - 0
  very filmic
  
  There is something in this film that no book, photograph or painting could do. I liked it because it gave me a sense of place and placelessness at the same time... read more »
  
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  - Nembudziya, Zimbabwe
  - 10 May 2007 at 21:55
- - 4
  - 0
  Seeing from Above
  
  Lyrical and Beautiful. Perfect and elliptical. Magic. A film to feel; the script leads us, along with incandescent images, along the road a young boy and his ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 24 Jul 2005 at 00:52
- - 4
  - 1
  Weird but refreshing
  
  This is a story told with minimal dialogue. If you want explosions and car chases, look elsewhere. But for a look at rural Russia, with great expanses of ... read more »
  
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- - Easyburgers
  - HULL
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 15:21
- - 3
  - 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
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 20 Sep 2010 at 11:11
- - 2
  - 0
  watch paint dry.
  
  this story could have been delivered in 10 minutes. Whilst the cinematography is sometimes pretty stunning, the same shot with the boy walking into the distance... read more »
  
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- - jwoodg8
  - 1 review
  - Chelmsford
  - 14 Jan 2008 at 12:25
- - 1
  - 0
  For fans of cinema only
  
  Russian road movie about a man and his son's journey to Crimea. With minimal dialogue it's not to everyone's taste, however some of the ... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 25 Aug 2005 at 09:37
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  Fathers and sons - what are they like?
  
  Very much an exploration of the father / son relationship; it's strengths, weaknesses and failings disected via the generic 'road movie' format with... read more »
  
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- - oztvc
  - 29 reviews
  - Whitstable
  - 02 Jun 2005 at 00:36
- - 1
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  Koktebel
  
  This would have made a good short film but turned out about an hour too long for the amount of plot! Almost every scene was punctuated by a long pause, as if ... read more »
  
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- 625218
- - a customer
  - Kent
  - 06 Sep 2008 at 20:18

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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 ...