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Release Date:
November 21, 2019
Original Title:
Пена
Alternate Titles:
Pena
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Blackchamber
DFI
Production Countries:
Qatar | Russia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 84
From the Barents Sea, a chill wind seems to blow constantly across a semi-deserted town at the edge of the world. Nevertheless, a little community holds out here. In a flawlessly filmed portrait of this extraordinary place, the theme linking the residents is their determination to chart their own course. Bardak was a marine, but his garrison broke up and his comrades sought a better life elsewhere. He stayed behind among the many empty buildings that are slowly but surely being consumed by the elements. Meanwhile, Dima, a young poacher, flouts as many rules as he can, but gives friendly directions to lost tourists and reads lovingly to his little daughter. Ferryman Alexander is locked in a silent generational battle with his teenage daughter Masha; her eyes are on the outside world. Further along, a little team of ships from the Second World War turns up, and a woman steadfastly runs a weather station.
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Director:
Ilya Povolotsky
Director of Photography:
Evgeny Rodin
Editor:
Alexandr Kletsov
Ilya Povolotsky
Anton Koloskov
Producer:
Anna Shalashina
Ekaterina Krasovitskaya
Yaroslav Kozlov
Screenplay:
Ilya Povolotsky
Sound:
Alexandr Krotov
Sound Designer:
Andrey Dergachev
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