Andrei Zvyagintsev’s follow up to The Banishment is a taut dramatic thriller anchored by an excellent central performance from Nadezhda Markina, as the docile housewife Elena. Elena’s husband Vladimir is a weathy, emotionally distant man whom she married late in life, and both have a child from previous relationships. Vladimir has only a distant relationship with his daughter whilst, in contrast, Elena desperately tries to save her alcoholic son and his family from poverty. When Vladimir suddenly falls ill, Elena is anxious not to lose her inheritance and must hatch a drastic plan.
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