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Summary
A woman who works for a non-governmental organization (NGO) forms a special relationship with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+32)
Critics 29Audiences 61GoodWatch 38
Metascore37
Tomatometer20%
IMDb6.8
Audience score54%
Running time
2 h 29 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +40 min on the typical 109
typical 109149Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
+1Released
2014
November 26, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
ChechenEnglishRussianMade in
France
Georgia
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more14 people
- Bérénice BejoCarole
- Annette BeningHelen
- Maxim EmelianovKolia
- Abdul Khalim MamutsievHadji
- Zukhra DuishviliRaïssa
Yuriy TsuriloThe Colonel- Dmytro RybalevskyiSoldier with the Handgun
- Leila BekauriWitness
- NKNino KobakhidzeAna
Bjarne HenriksenBergson
Nika ApriashviliRed Cross Translator- GIGela ImedashviliMuhammad
- LMLuka MujiriVakha
Phillip Forest LewitskiPatrick
Directing · 1
- Michel Hazanavicius Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Writing · 2
- Richard Schweizer Original Film Writer
- David Wechsler Original Film Writer
Production · 9
- Molly Conners Executive Producer
- Christopher Woodrow Executive Producer
- Sarah E. Johnson Executive Producer
- Maria Cestone Executive Producer
- Thomas Langmann Producer
- Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela Producer
Camera · 2
- Guillaume Schiffman Director of Photography
- Roger Arpajou Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Anne-Sophie Bion Editor
- Katia Boutin Dialogue Editor
- Juliette Marin First Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Nicolas Bouvet Sound Editor
- Nadine Muse Sound Editor
- Gérard Lamps Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Selim Azzazi Sound Editor
- Raphael Hamburger Music Supervisor
- Armelle Mahé Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 5
- Emile Ghigo Production Design
- Anne Cadiou Assistant Art Director
- Sofia Kharebashvili Set Decoration
- Tamar Guliashvili Set Decoration
- Patricia Ruelle Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Loïc Barnier Costume Design
- Thierry Delettre Costume Design
- Jacques Mazuel Costume Design
- Polina Rudchik Costume Design
- Sabrina Riccardi Costume Design
- Paul de Fisser Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 5
- Ronald Grauer Visual Effects Supervisor
- Philippe Aubry Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nicolas Lacroix Visual Effects Producer
- David Danesi Visual Effects Producer
- Alexis Vieil Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 4
- Rémi Canaple Stunt Coordinator
- Nicolas Raffy Property Master
- Jean-Alexandre Villemer Sound Recordist
- Jérôme Miel Special Effects Coordinator
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