LEVIAFAN (Левиафан)

Russia

Synopsis

Kolia lives in a small town near the Barents Sea, in North Russia. He has his own auto-repair shop. His shop stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son from a previous marriage Romka.
Vadim Shelevyat, the Mayor of the town, wants to take away his business, his house and his land. First he tries buying off Kolia, but Kolia cannot stand losing everything he has, not only the land, but also all the beauty that has surrounded him from the day of his birth. So Vadim Shelevyat starts being more aggressive...

Director's Statement

When a man feels the tight grip of anxiety in the face of need and uncertainty, when he gets overwhelmed with hazy images of the future, scared for his loved ones, and fearful of death on the prowl, what can he do except give up his freedom and free will, and hand these treasures over willingly to a trustworthy person in exchange for deceptive guarantees of security, social protection, or even of an illusory community?
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Cast & Crew

Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev

Written by: Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev

Produced by: Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov

Cinematography: Mikhail Krichman

Editing: Anna Mass

Production Design: Andrey Ponkratov

Costume Design: Anna Bartuli

Original Score: Philip Glass

Cast: Alexey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovitchenkov, Roman Madyanov, Anna Ukolova, Alexey Rozin, Sergey Pokhodaev

Nominations and Awards

  • European Film 2014
  • European Director 2014
  • European Actor 2014
  • European Screenwriter 2014
  • People's Choice Award 2015
  • Feature Film Selection 2014