Closeness

Original title: Tesnota
Director: Kantemir Balagov
Screenplay: Kantemir Balagov, Anton Yarush
Director of Photography: Artem Emelianov
Editor: Kantemir Balagov
Country: Russia
Year of production: 2017
Length (min): 118
Language: Russian, Kabardian
Subtitles: Czech, English
Sales: Wild Bunch
Section: Nová Evropa

An Orthodox Jewish family gets a message that their youngest son and his fiancée have been kidnapped. The ransom is so steep that they must sell the family business and even go far beyond that. Kantemir Balagov's debut is set in Russia in the 1990s, dealing with religious prejudices and hatred. The film provoked strong reactions during its premiere in Cannes because of its allegedly authentic shots of violence.

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