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1997(1st) ~ 2024(28th)
Off the Fantastic
Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV
Russia / Germany2008 137 min 35mm C Korean Premiere
A famous opera singer and her dissatisfied son take a trip. They go through vast snowy fields to reach a remote village, which is grandpa"s hometown but feels unfamiliar. The son vanishes without a trace while they are in the village church. The heartbroken mother loses her voice and cannot leave the village. The story keeps taking unexpected turns and the son"s disappearance - which initially seemed like the sole reason the mother was staying in the village - no longer feels important as the story develops. That is how the director adds mystery to a movie that started out with a simple story. The cold snowfields are very effective in creating a mysterious atmosphere. There is a surreal and religious aspect to the movie with moments where life and death seem to cross paths, but such moments feel spooky rather than sublime. (NAM Da Eun)
Born in 1969. Graduated Rostov State University. After graduation he directed several TV series and in 2004 he made his feature debut with RAGIN. In 2006 his film Playing the Victim won the Grand Prize of the Rome International Film Festival. And also his third feature Yuri's Day (2008) participated in competition of the Locarno Film Festival.