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From the Barents Sea, a chill wind seems to blow constantly across a semi-deserted town at the edge of the world. Nevertheless, a little community holds out here. In a flawlessly filmed portrait of this extraordinary place, the theme linking the residents is their determination to chart their own course. Bardak was a marine, but his garrison broke up and his comrades sought a better life elsewhere. He stayed behind among the many empty buildings that are slowly but surely being consumed by the elements. Meanwhile, Dima, a young poacher, flouts as many rules as he can, but gives friendly directions to lost tourists and reads lovingly to his little daughter. Ferryman Alexander is locked in a silent generational battle with his teenage daughter Masha; her eyes are on the outside world. Further along, a little team of ships from the Second World War turns up, and a woman steadfastly runs a weather station.
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Ilya Povolotsky Director · Evgeny Rodin Cinematographer Anton Koloskov Editor
First release November 21, 2019 · Produced in Qatar, Russia · Production DFI
Production
Blackchamber
Production
DFI
Production
Qatar · Russia
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Original title
Пена
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Netherlands · November 21, 2019
Premiere · International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
August 29, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer
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