Summary
A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 76Audiences 64GoodWatch 63
Metascore78
Tomatometer74%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.5
Audience score60%
Running time
2 h 23 min
Longer than most dramas, +34 min on the typical 109
typical 109143Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2017
August 16, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryLanguage
Russian
Original language
Made in
Germany
France- Netherlands
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Ukraine
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
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 13 more18 people
- Vasilina MakovtsevaA Gentle Creature
- Sergey KolesovMan with Spread Teeth
- Liya AkhedzhakovaHuman Rights activist
- Sergey FedorovTaxi driver
- Roza KhairullinaPassenger, her sister
- Alisa KravtsovaYoung harlot
- Alexander ZamuraevPolice lieutenant
- Boris KamorzinMan with Arms in Plaster
Sergey RusskinHead of the prison
Svetlana KolesovaGaoler
Nikolay KolyadaPauper
Valeriu AndriuțăBlue face
Viktor NemetsGoat-faced man in train
Konstantin ItuninFellow traveler- MKMarina KleshchyovaThe Compassionate One
Larisa SimonovaAn unhelpful clerk- AMAnton Makushindriver
Vadym Dubovskyfellow singer
Directing · 1
- Sergei Loznitsa Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel
Production · 3
- Carine Leblanc Executive Producer
- Marianne Slot Producer
- Maria Choustova Casting
Camera · 1
- Oleg Mutu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Danielius Kokanauskis Editor
Sound · 2
- Oleg Karavaichuk Music
- Vladimir Golovnitsky Sound Designer
Art · 2
- Kirill Shuvalov Production Design
- Juris Žukovskis Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Dorota Roqueplo Costume Design
- Tamara Frid Makeup Supervisor
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