A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 12, 2012
Original Title:
Конвой
Alternate Titles:
Die Überführung
Konvoy
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Pavel Lungin Studio
Production Countries:
Russia
Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 18+
Runtime: 82
Following a brawl, Captain Ignat, who is traumatised by the death of his daughter, is ordered together with a regular soldier to find a deserter and bring him back via Moscow to stand before a military court. Although they locate the young soldier, their journey across the wintry moloch that is Moscow is slow and tortuous. Before long, the unlikely trio find themselves drawn into a chaotic maelstrom of violence, corruption, criminality, degradation and squalidness. In the face of the monstrous malaise and everyday horror of life in Russia, the gradual breakdown of the film’s anti-hero becomes a metaphor for Russian society.
Director:
Aleksei Mizgiryov
Director of Photography:
Jānis Eglītis
Editor:
Natalya Kucherenko
Original Music Composer:
Alexandr Manotskov
Producer:
Pavel Lungin
Evgeniy Panfilov
Pavel Popov
Andrey Rydanov
Production Design:
Kirill Shuvalov
Screenplay:
Aleksei Mizgiryov
Stunt Driver:
Maksym Volynets
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