Released:
2008-08-12

Overview:
Before leaving Russia and moving to Western Europe, famous opera singer Lyuba travels to her hometown to say goodbye and show her teenage son around. But Andrey, Lyuba’s son, disappears and she must stay in the place she hates the most to search for him. A piercing exploration of identity and transformation, against the backdrop of a Russian hinterland, surrounded by Orthodox churches and snow.

Director:
Kirill Serebrennikov

Runtime:
2h 14min

Genre:
Mystery, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Kseniya Rappoport
  as
  Lyubov Vasilyeva
• 
  Roman Shmakov
  as
  Andrei Vasilyev
• 
  Yevgeniya Kuznetsova
• 
  Sergey Sosnovsky
  as
  'Sharyy' Sergeyev
• 
  Sergey Medvedev
  as
  Andrey 'Monakh'