On their way home through an unknown city, Alexander and his father are attacked and seriously injured by some drunken juvenile delinquents. The father dies, and Alexander becomes a dangerous witness, which must be eliminated.
Cinematography
Bleak urban winterscapes that breathe hostility.
Acting
Petrenko's hollow-eyed grief hits harder than the action.
Director
Sergey Chernikov
Igor Petrenko
Alexandr
Timofey Tribuntsev
security officer
Alexander Petrov
Max
Nikita Pavlenko
Phortochka
Mikhail Zhigalov
Egor Vasilyevich
Aleksandr Ablyazov
Valter
Dmitriy Kulichkov
Father Mikhail
Nikita Salopin
Artist
Aleksey Demidov
Vint
Nikita Abdulov
Baton
Alyona Kovalyova
upbringer
Nataliia Garanina
registrar
Polina Makarenko
Elvira
Vasily Mikhailov
bartender
Vladislav Dunaev
Trushin, sergeant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in real Russian industrial zones during actual winter, using non-professional locals for crowd scenes — the authenticity is oppressive.
Chernikov's background in documentary journalism explains the handheld panic; this was his fiction debut after filming conflict zones.
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