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Last Resort
on DVD (2000)
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| Starring: |
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Dave Bean, Adrian Scarborough, Perry Benson, David Auker, Bruce Byron, Katie Drinkwater, Lindsay Honey, Daniel Mobey, Marcus Redwood, Zoe Sharpe, Jim Trevellyan |
| Director: |
Paul Pavlikovsky, Pawel Pawlikowski |
| Studio: |
ARTIFICIAL EYE |
| Run time: |
75 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
magic music moments in film, Small town lives, small time films |
| Genres: |
Drama |
| Languages: |
English |
| Released: |
30/07/2001
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Brief synopsis of Last Resort
LAST RESORT, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, tells the story of a young Russian woman who travels to an unfamiliar country to reunite with her fiance, but instead finds herself in the midst of a waking nightmare. When Tanya (Dina Korzun) lands in England along with her 10-year-old son, Artiom (Artiom Strelnikov), she is crushed to discover that her soon-to-be-husband is nowhere to be found. Confused and ignorant, she naively asks the government for asylum and becomes a refugee in a dead-end coastal resort that is full of bewildered immigrants like her. Unfortunately, by the time she realizes that she's made a mistake, bureaucratic paperwork has already ensured that she must stay locked inside the walls of the barren dumping grounds for an indefinite period. Struggling to make ends meet, Tanya befriends a charming arcade manager, Alfie (Paddy Considine), while Artiom learns the ins and outs of vandalism. When it finally becomes clear to Tanya that she is only setting herself up for another heartbreak, she is forced to make a difficult decision that will affect the lives of everyone involved. Pawlikowski's bittersweet, inspiring love story, which blends documentary techniques with a dreamlike atmosphere, features a mesmerizing performance from the luminous Korzun.
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Critics Reviews
Radio Times
Documentarist Pawel Pawlikowski thoroughly merited his Bafta for this second foray into fictional film following The Stringer (1997). Not that he's abandoned authenticity altogether, as it's the gnawing sense of realism here that makes Russian emigrant Dina Korzun's plight all the more distressing. Arriving in the UK, she's detained in a holding centre, after being disowned by her fiancé. Korzun is equally misused by bureaucrats and internet pornographers as she tries to build a new life for herself and son, Artiom Strelnikov. With amusement arcade attendant Paddy Considine providing humour and humanity, and cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski capturing seaside Britain's bleak beauty, this is a powerful indictment of political hypocrisy and everyday indifference.
Halliwell's Film Guide
Small-scale but affecting drama, detailing the personal, rather than the political, effects of being stranded in a strange and unfriendly country given to a labyrinthine bureaucracy.
Time Out
Tanya (Korzun) and son Artiom (Strelnikov) arrive at Stansted airport from Moscow but don't get past immigration. Her...
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