The Different One
The protagonist has an existential hatred for a fellow soldier, who forces his friendship on him. Antipathy is replaced by mutual obsession, which has irreversible consequences. Masloboishchykov’s second film school project, which screened at Semaine de la critique, is based on the short novel Lagoftalm by the lesser-known writer, Dmitry Bakin. The military setting is conveyed through a combination of aggressive tensity and comic music, making it look and seem more like a prison or a madhouse.
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Serhii Masloboishchykov Director · Alfred Schnittke Composer Viacheslav Nazarov Composer
First release January 1, 1989 · Produced in Russia · Production Dovzhenko Film Studios
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The High Courses of Script Writers and Film Directors (HCFDS)
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Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Russia
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Original title
Иной
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
France
May 10, 1990 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival 1990
Netherlands
February 2, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
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