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The Return

7.320031h 51mMovieDramaMystery

Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly…

DirectorAndrey Zvyagintsev
WritersVladimir Moiseenko·Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
ProducersYelena Kovalyova·Dmitry Lesnevsky

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Cast · Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

VG
Vladimir Garin
Andrey
KLKonstantin Lavronenko
Konstantin Lavronenko
Father
NVNataliya Vdovina
Nataliya Vdovina
Mother
IDIvan Dobronravov
Ivan Dobronravov
Ivan
LD
Lazar Dubovik
Hooligan
LK
Lyubov Kazakova
Girl in the Mirror
GPGalina Petrova
Galina Petrova
Grandmother
AS
Aleksey Suknovalov
Zavodila
AS
Andrey Sumin
Man at Port
EAElizaveta Aleksandrova
Elizaveta Aleksandrova
Olya
GP
Galina Popova
Babushka

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