Tesnota
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2h 2m
Directed by Kantemir Balagov • Drama• 2017 • Russia • Russian with English subtitles
Starring Darya Zhovnar, Atrem Cipin, Olga Dragunova
Winner of an Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival, "Tesnota" is the incendiary debut feature from the brilliant filmmaker Kantemir Balagov ("Beanpole"). After the friends and family of a close-knit Jewish enclave gather to celebrate an engagment in the North Caucasus, a young couple is kidnapped and a ransom demanded, but involving the police is out of the question.
Warning: This film contains a scene in which characters watch historical footage of actual violence and murder, which may be disturbing for some viewers.
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