The Return
aka Vozvrashcheniye
Top Ten List: #10 of 2003 (world premieres)
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev. Cast: Ivan Dobronravov, Vladimir Garin, Konstantin Lavronenko, Natalya Vdovina. Screenplay: Vladimir Moiseyenko and Aleksandr Novototsky.


Father and Son (Otets i syn)
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov. Cast: Andrei Shchetinin, Aleksei Nejmyshev, Fedor Lavrov, Marina Zasukhina, Aleksandr Razbash. Screenplay: Sergei Potepalov.


Not yet reviewed in full. Grade for both films: B+


Golden Globe Nominations for The Return:
Best Foreign-Language Film

Other Awards for The Return:
Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion (Best Picture)

Other Awards for Father and Son:
Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize

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