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The Return Movie – a Russian Film You Can’t Afford to Miss!

Jul 24, 2007 Movies

The Return Movie – a Russian Film You Can’t Afford to Miss!

It’s not always easy to pick which foreign film is my number one but this one comes very very close to becoming one. It is by far the most inspiring, staggiring, enlightening, and a dramatic foreign movie I have ever seen. It is beautifully and brilliantly crafted movie you can’t afford to miss.

Movie in Brief : The Return is a Psychological Thriller from Russia, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, 106 mins in length, Winner of Golden Globe Best Foreign Film.
Main actors:
Two kids: Valamidir Garin (Andrey), Ivan Dobronravov (Ivan)
Konstantin Lavronenko (Father) and Natalya Vidovina (Mother)

If you love movies where acting is expression more than dialogs, where the story starts from the bottom of your heart and never ends, where every second is like an unfolding present, this is your movie. Buy or rent one today, you won’t regret it.

Two brothers, one younger and the other a little older embark on a journey of their life-time with their dad, who, only enters into their life after 12 years of Disappearance. Grown up by their mother’s love, kids hoping to learn about their new dad and the meaning of father, soon discover amazing twists after they leave their home for a fishing trip to a remote island. Then, something unthinkable happens on the island.

Except for a few minutes of the film, all story is told by two brothers without using a single voice. If I had to give awards to kids; these two would get it. Their acting performance is stunning, they will leave you breathless. Movie has moments of happiness as well as sad.

What I really enjoyed the most about this film is the Direction. This is a one hell of Director. It is easier to tell a story by voice, it is another by expressions from the characters. This movie made me wonder there could be many great Directors who are not living in Hollywood. Also the story writter has done amazing job in this film; there will not be a single moment where you could say, what is this?

My personal best moments in the film is everything, but the last scene where the kids push the boat, the slow shoot from the roof of the tank to reveal where their Dad resided, the little kid sitting by the bridge in heavy rain left alone, and the scene where they learn their dad is coming home, are some great scenes that will live in my heart.

Guys, that’s all. Watch this movie and tell me what you think. I have tried to not tell you the whole story, so you can enjoy the suprises it brings. When you finish watching the movie, would you please share some of your best moments.

Till next time,
Ruben.