![]() Events eventually spiral out of control in scenes of unrelenting and sometimes graphic, but never gratuitous violence. While Pasha are his mates in a battle to prevent the local Mafia buying his sawmill for a knock-down price, one of Danila’s female classmates is gang raped by boys from the district capital, and after Galina surprises her son and Katya in flagrante, she asks her husband to take action. Little does Pasha know that Danila shares his taste for women and is much more successful than his father in finding favour with Katya. Katya’s husband Kolka (Malyugin) is an alcoholic with physical and emotional impairments. ![]() Meanwhile, Pasha lusts after Katya (Rychkova), even promising her to leave his family if she gives in. Cut off from society he has a problem adjusting to school life and is bullied for his sullen manners and total lack of interest in girls. Sixteen-year old Danila (Shibayew) lives with oppressive mother Galina (Avramkova) and brutal father Pasha (Feokzistov). ![]() This an important portrait of Russian society, despite its over-accentuated sombre realism. In a village surrounded by dense forest, murder, rape and arson seem to dominate the troubled community, in a microcosm of Putin’s Russia. Roman Zhigalov’s feature debut is a glum, violent and dramatic passion play. Dir.: Roman Zhigalov Cast: Oleg Shibayew, Natalia Rychkova, Oleg Feokzistov, Maria Avramjova, Vladimir Malyugin Russia 2018, 97 min.
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