Directed by:
Sergei LoznitsaCinematography:
Oleg MutuCast:
Vlad Ivanov, Aleksey Vertkov, Viktor Nemets, Olga Shuvalova, Anastasiya Sheveleva, Konstantin Shelestun, Борис Каморзин, Timofey Tribuntsev, Lech Dyblik (more)Plots(1)
Truck driver Georgy (Viktor Nemets) sets out on a provincial Russian highway for a routine delivery, but after a series of chance encounters his journey spirals out of control. A roadside police check, a talkative war veteran, and a too-young prostitute lead him to a village from which there appears to be no way out where the locals struggle to survive a tough, elemental world, and the past holds a vise-like grip over their everyday lives. Caught in a merciless dead end, Georgy's unexpected fate is the crux of Loznitsa's unique and original feature debut. (Kino Lorber)
(more)Cast
![Vlad Ivanov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533846_a4689e.jpg)
Vlad Ivanov
Romania
Best movies:
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (2007)
The Whistleblower (2010)
Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
![Aleksey Vertkov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/418/162418127_f01369.jpg)
Aleksey Vertkov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Banishment (2007)
Gogol. Viy (2018) (TV movie)
Kalashnikov (2020)
Viktor Nemets
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Hero (2016)
Moy papa Baryshnikov (2011)
Steel Butterfly (2012)
![Olga Shuvalova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132981_479a40.jpg)
Olga Shuvalova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Italian (2005)
Everybody Dies But Me (2008)
My Joy (2010)
![Anastasiya Sheveleva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/341/159341283_c565e4.jpg)
Anastasiya Sheveleva
Best movies:
Twilight (2005)
Paper Soldier (2008)
My Joy (2010)
Konstantin Shelestun
Soviet Union
![Борис Каморзин](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/625/158625603_83f858.jpg)
Борис Каморзин
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Demons (2014) (series)
Tycoon (2002)
Antikiller (2002)
![Timofey Tribuntsev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/694/158694059_acdfca.jpg)
Timofey Tribuntsev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Island (2006)
Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021)
Travelling with Pets (2007)
Lech Dyblik
Poland
Best movies:
The Peasants (2023)
Sonata (2021)
Life Feels Good (2013)
Vladimir Golovin
Soviet Union
Dmitriy Gotsdiner
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Excursionist (2013)
Tanks for Stalin (2018)
My Joy (2010)
Maria Varsami
Best movies:
Nostradamus (1994)
My Joy (2010)
![Ольга Когут](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/726/161726012_5124f6.jpg)
Ольга Когут
Best movies:
The Night Is Bright (2004)
My Joy (2010)
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Leviathan (2014)
Simple Things (2007)
I Am (2009)
Pavel Vorozhtsov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Vongozero: The Outbreak (2019)
Coach (2018)
Demons (2014) (series)
Dmitriy Poddubnyy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Žila-byla odna baba (2011)
I Am (2009)
The Stoker (2010)
Vyacheslav Shikhaleev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Red Ghost (2020)
My Joy (2010)
Галина Попова
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Return (2003)
My Joy (2010)