In the Fog
aka V tumane
First screened in September 2012
Director: Sergei Loznitsa. Cast: Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, Sergei Kolesov, Yulia Peresild, Nikita Peremotovs, Vlad Ivanov, Kirill Petrov, Dmitrijs Kolosovs, Stepans Bogdanovs, Dmitry Bykovskiy, Igor Khripunov, Nadezhda Markina. Screenplay: Sergei Loznitsa (based on the novel by Vasili Bykov).
Twitter Capsule: Loznitsa steadily attains Sophoclean austerity, clarity, and power in sober drama of war's unwinnable moral quandaries.

Photo © 2012 Belarusfilm/GP Cinema Company/Lemming Film/ Ma.ja.de Fiction/Rija Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize

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