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Overview

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7.6/10   1,502 votes
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Director:
Andrei Zvyagintsev
Writers:
William Saroyan (book) and
Artyom Melkumian (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 November 2007 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
If you want to kill, kill. If you want to forgive, forgive.
Plot:
A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city. | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
disastrous ending and too heavy on religious symbolism more (11 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Konstantin Lavronenko ... Alex
Aleksandr Baluyev ... Mark
Maksim Shibayev ... Kir
Maria Bonnevie ... Vera
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yekaterina Kulkina (as Katya Kulkina)
Yelena Lyadova ... Vera (voice)
Andrey Shibarshin ... Max
Dmitri Ulyanov
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Изгнание (Russia)
The Banishment (International: English title)
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Runtime:
157 min | Canada:150 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Russia
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Belgium more
Company:
Hélicotronc more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in "Metropolis: Cannes 2007 - Special" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Für Alina more

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2 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
disastrous ending and too heavy on religious symbolism, 18 May 2008
8/10
Author: slowboatmo from United States

Despite this movie's tremendous potential to be turned into an impeccable piece of work that would resound in people's minds for years, it fails to fully realize its potential with its overdose of religious images that clearly mirror that of Tarkovsky. Tarkovsky's films are always too slow and heavy to watch with its long lingering shots that at its best only make for mental masturbation. I was really worried that the director of "banishment" would follow Tarkovsky's steps after first seeing the self-indulgent lingering shots and he did more and more of those later in the film. I think "the return" is a perfect film without any unnecessary conversations or lingering shots but this movie failed to carry the flag of the first one. All in all, the excessive twists of the plot and the pretentious religious symbolism are drawbacks of this otherwise spectacular film despite the stunning cinematography, perfect editing and imposing style. That being said, it is still better than 99% of the films I have seen in my life. Hope the director's next one will be better.

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