Father and Son

Sep 12, 2003

1h 37m

★ 5.7

Overview

In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei's mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zero Film

Isabella Films B.V.

Lumen Films

Mikado Film

Nikola Film

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

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Cast

Father

Andrei Shchetinin

Aleksei, the son

Aleksei Neymyshev

Sasha

Aleksandr Razbash

Fyodor

Fyodor Lavrov

girl

Marina Zasukhina

Anna

Anna Aleksakhina

Jaime Freitas

Svetlana Svirko

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