I Won't Come Back (2014) Ya ne vernus
I Won't Come Back (2014)
DVDRip | MKV | 718x428 | x264 @ 1915 Kbps | 105 min | 1,58 Gb
Audio: Русский AC3 5.1 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English, Русский, Eesti keel
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 718x428 | x264 @ 1915 Kbps | 105 min | 1,58 Gb
Audio: Русский AC3 5.1 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English, Русский, Eesti keel
Genre: Drama
Directors: Ilmar Raag, Dmitry Sheleg
Writers: Yaroslava Pulinovich (script by) (as Jaroslava Pulinovich), Oleg Gaze (revisions by)
Stars: Polina Pushkaruk, Vika Lobachova, Andrey Astrakhantsev
A young woman who grew up in orphanage is longing to be loved, but does not have it in her to love others. Her teenage looks help her while falsely accused of committing a crime to hide in a orphanage without arousing any suspicion. There, she meets a 13 years old homeless person like herself, Kristina, and together they set out on a long journey to a small town in Kazakhstan, where Kristina's grandmother lives…
IMDB - 3 wins
I saw this in the Cannes market two weeks ago and it has lingered in my mind as one of the better offerings at the festival as a whole. It appears at first to be a gritty piece of social realism in the manner of Ken Loach but gradually evolves, adding touches of humour and wistful fantasy as the protagonists break out of their urban environment and settle into a road-movie routine. A late plot development introduces a blast of harsh reality and paves the way to a bitter-sweet conclusion. Polina Pushkaruk is excellent as Anya, the young woman determined to put her past behind her, and Vika Lobacheva utterly charming as the 13-year-old who plays on her heart-strings. This is accomplished filmmaking, and Ilmar Raag is clearly not a newcomer on the scene. He does not appear to have established himself as a name in the West, but hopefully I Won't Come Back is a first step towards changing that.
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I Won't Come Back (2014) Ya ne vernus
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