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ENDED THIS SUMMER |
aka KAK YA PROVEL ETIM LETOM
Year: 2010
USA: Film Movement
UK: New Wave Films
Cast: Grigori Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepolis, Igor Chernevich,
Ilya Sobolev, Artyom Tsukanov
Director: Alexei Popogrebsky
Country: Russia
Language: Russian (English subtitles)
USA: 130 mins
UK: 124 mins
UK Certificate: 12A contains infrequent strong language and
moderate threat
USA Release Date: 28 January 2011 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 22 April 2011 (Limited Release)
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Synopsis
Based on a deserted Russian Arctic island, two men work conscientiously
at a small meteorological station taking regular readings, which are
relayed to headquarters via radio – their only bridge to the
outside world.
Sergei (Sergei Puskepolis), a gruff man in his fifties, is
experienced in this job, which has become more of a routine. During
the years he has spent in extreme isolation, he has learned to take
this task very seriously. His new work partner is Pavel Danilov (Grigori
Dobrygin), a young college graduate assigned to spend the summer at
the station. The two men have little in common, with Pavel sticking
to the company of his MP3 and video games to avoid the bullish,
vaguely threatening presence of Sergei.
The balance tips one day when Sergei leaves his post to go fishing
for trout in a nearby lagoon. He has entrusted Pavel to do the
readings and radio them through to headquarters as required.
Inexperienced Pavel misses the appointed reading time and falsifies
the logs to cover it up. Worse yet, there is terrible news for
Sergei from HQ.
Intimidated and uneasy, Pavel keeps quiet, unable to bring himself
to share the distressing news with Sergei. When the truth finally
emerges, its inevitable consequences play out against a desolate
backdrop of thick fog, sharp rocks, crashing waves, and the Arctic
Sea …
Winner - 2 Silver Bears Berlin Film Festival 2010:
* Best Actor (Grigory Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis)
* Outstanding Artistic Contribution (DoP Pavel Kostomarov)
Golden Hugo - Best Film Chicago Film Festival
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