JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

19th

World Cinemascape

Closeness

Director_ Kantemir BALAGOV

Russia 2017 123min DCP Color feature Fiction

Review

Ilana works in her father’s garage to help make ends meet. One evening, family and friends gather to celebrate the betrothal of her brother David. In the night, the young couple kidnapped and a ransom is demanded.

CREDIT

DirectorKantemir BALAGOV
ScreenplayAnton YARUSH
Producer Kantemir BALAGOV
CinematographyNikolay YANKIN

Art Director Edward PICHUGIN
Editor Alexander SOKUROV
SoundArtem YEMELYANOV
MusicAlexey PADERIN

CastKantemir BALAGOV

DIRECTOR

Kantemir BALAGOV

Born in 1991 in Nalchik. In 2015, he completed his studies at the Director´s course of Alexander Sokurov in Kabardino-Balkar State University. He directed short films [#i_]Still Young[_i#](2013), [#i_]First I[_i#](2015) then a short documentary [#i_]Andyukha[_i#](2014). His first feature, [#i_]Closeness[_i#], won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.

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