A Gentle Creature
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.
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Vasilina Makovtseva
A Gentle Creature
Known for
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
Sergey Kolesov
Man with Spread Teeth
Known for
In the Fog
My Joy
Liya Akhedzhakova
Human Rights activist
Known for
The Garage
Office Romance
Sergey Fedorov
Taxi driver
Also in
Correction and Punishment
Anna's War
Roza Khairullina
Passenger, her sister
Known for
Unforgiven
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Known for
Leviathan
White Tiger
Alisa Kravtsova
Young harlot
Also in
Angels of Revolution
Legends from the Past
Alexander Zamuraev
Police lieutenant
Also in
Батальон
Donbass
Boris Kamorzin
Man with Arms in Plaster
Known for
The Monk and the Demon
Donbass
Sergey Russkin
Head of the prison
Known for
Peculiarities of the National Fishing
Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf
Svetlana Kolesova
Gaoler
Also in
Donbass
Disappeared Cyclist
Nikolay Kolyada
Pauper
Known for
Petrov's Flu
Sergei Loznitsa Director · Fyodor Dostoevsky Author Oleg Mutu Cinematographer
Budget $2.2M · First release May 25, 2017 · Produced in Germany, France, Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
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Budget
$2,240,000
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Slot Machine
Production
Graniet Film
Production
Studio Uljana Kim
Production
Wild At Art
Production
Solar Media Entertainment
Production
LOOKSfilm
Production
Haut et Court
Production
Potemkine Films
Production
Atoms & Void
Production
Film Angels Studio
Production
LOOKS
Production
Germany · France · Netherlands · Latvia · Lithuania · Russia · Ukraine
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Languages
Original title
Кроткая
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
France · May 25, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · August 16, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 3, 2018 · Theatrical
August 12, 2020 · TV · arte
Greece
March 15, 2023 · Digital · Cinobo
Netherlands
October 26, 2017 · Theatrical
January 23, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Poland
October 14, 2017 · Digital
Romania
September 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
November 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 20, 2018 · Physical
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