An essential film for understanding contemporary Russia—a story about a family that looks perfectly ordinary from the outside, yet is unbearably cold from within.
The well-off parents of twelve-year-old Alyosha are busy finalizing their divorce. Each is eager to move on to a new life and a new relationship. In the middle of it all is Alyosha, a child born into an unhappy marriage, who feels so unwanted that when he disappears from their luxurious home, no one notices for quite some time.
🏆 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
🏆 Academy Award nominee for Best International Feature Film.