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THE SON (СЫН)
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Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama - 93 minutes

Log Line

"Love, without the ability to forgive, it becomes a curse"
"The Son" is a parable, a dream. The film is based upon a simple story about complicated relationships between a son and his parents and, what is more important, with himself. The relationships with tragic outcome.

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Arseny GONCHUKOV
Writer(s) : Arseny GONCHUKOV
Cast : Alexey CHERNYKH, Elena TONUNTS, Lidiya OMUTNYKH, Oksana EARDLEY, Olga MALAKHOVA, Vadim ANDREEV, Valery KARIBYAN, Yanina KOGUT

Producer(s) : Arseny GONCHUKOV, Sofia MADYAROVA (Camas Films), Vladimir BUZOV (Production Center "Art-Leader")

Synopsis

Andrey lives with his sick mother, suffering from a serious disease, schizophrenia. Close relatives are tired of dealing with the disease: his father cut loose from his family long time ago, now he has another family; his sister also left home and for several years no one has heard from her. Only Andrey does not give up - day after day he fosters his sick mother, saves money and compiles documents to take her to Germany for treatment. But the fate is merciless to the main character - his mom dies the day before the departure... Andrey`s world turned upside down ... He hits the road to talk to his sister, to look into his father’s eyes, to understand himself...

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA

Start of shooting : March 2013

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Festivals and Awards

22st Russian Film Festival "Window to Europe" 2014 (Winner of the "Best Feature Film")
The World Film Festival, Montreal 2014 (Official Selection)
XXIII Open Film Festival "Kinoshock", Anapa 2014 (Best Actor (Alexey Chernykh))


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