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1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Although the siege – one of the worst in history – is finally over, life and death continue their battle in the wreckage that remains. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives. Winner of the Best Director Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. The film has been selected as Russia’s submission for best international feature film at the Oscars.
Kantemir Balagov
Kantemir Balagov was born in 1991 in Nalchik, Russia. He undertook studies in Economy then Law and directed several web mini-series shot on a still camera before discovering that Alexandre Sokurov had opened a film school in his hometown. After several short films, he directed his first feature script, Closeness, which premiered in Un Certain Regard 2017, and won a FIPRESCI prize.
