The Film That Makes Me Cry: The Return

Maxton Walker, Guardian Unlimited: Film
Thu, 03/05/2015 - 10:46am

Andrey Zvyagintsev casts an estranged father and his sons into the Russian wilderness and packs a tragic punch. Best served with vodkaAs any Russian guy will tell you, men never, ever cry (it’s weak; it’s something women and little boys do). But let’s just say this Golden Lion-winning 2003 drama of an estranged father trying to reconnect with his teenage sons in the stunning northern-Russian wilderness had me pretty close to cracking.Ivan and Andrey come home one day to find their nameless father has returned unannounced, after a 12-year absence.

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