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How I Ended This Summer (Kak ya provyol etim letom)

Release Date 22 Apr 2011 22 Sep 2011

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Certificate: 12A

Genre: Drama

Two men, Sergei in a senior and Pavel in a junior position, work at an isolated meteorological station on an Arctic island. While Sergei is on an unauthorized fishing trip, Pavel is informed that Sergei's family has been in an accident. Pavel is supposed to tell this to Sergei, but he does not

Cast:
Artyom Tsukanov | Grigoriy Dobrygin | Sergei Puskepalis | Igor Csernyevics | Ilya Sobolev

Writers:
Aleksei Popogrebsky

Producers:
Roman Borisevich | Sergei Chliyants

Directors:
Aleksei Popogrebsky

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 Life in The Artic Circle is getting a little tense, and more than a little Beckett, for research outpost residents Sergei (Puskepalis) and Pavel (Dobrygin). It’s their final shift, and cabin fever is kicking in when tragic news arrives. Tragic news for veteran Sergei, who’s out on a fishing trip. So, the young Pavel decides not to tell him…

THE VERDICT: Beautifully shot, this Berlin Prize-winning Russian captures life in the outpost beautifully. Throw in some rain and a scattering of miserable looking sheep, and this could be any shack in the wilds of West Cork – the log piles, the gloss-painted doors, the whistling wind, the uncertain lumps of meat, the beautiful scenery, the time-lapse photography, the smile on a pig’s face. The sort of place where The Shining is always just around the corner. The drama gets a tad hysterical, but this is an impressive film nonetheless.

 

Review by Paul Byrne

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    A cinematic and dramatic treat, this spectacular piece of contemporary Russian filmmaking follows two meteorologists stationed on a remote Arctic island. An allegory on old and new Russia, it's part art-house thriller and part atmospheric poetry.

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