Closeness

Year: 2017
Country: Russia
Director: Kantemir Balagov
Cast: Atrem Cipin, Olga Dragunova, Veniamin Kac
Genre: drama
Runtime: 118 min.
Age: 18+

1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is forced not only to sell its small business, but also to seek help from its fellow tribesmen.

Awards & Festivals:

Cannes Film Festival - Un certain regard FIPRESCI Prize
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival - Best Fitsy Film, Film Critics Guild Award
Munich International Film Festival - participation