A French woman who works for a non-governmental organization forms a special relationship with a lost young boy in war-torn Chechnya in 1999.A French woman who works for a non-governmental organization forms a special relationship with a lost young boy in war-torn Chechnya in 1999.A French woman who works for a non-governmental organization forms a special relationship with a lost young boy in war-torn Chechnya in 1999.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaThe film is a reiteration of the Oscar-winning post-Holocaust drama, The Search (1948), directed by Fred Zinnemann, in which a compassionate westerner helps a lost child find what is left of his family amidst the chaotic flood of post-war civilian refugees.
- Alternate versionsBecause of mixed reviews at the showing at the 2014 Cannes Festival, mostly criticizing the length of the movie, the director removed 20 minutes from that cut for the theatrical release.
- ConnectionsReferences Le notti di Cabiria (1957)
Featured review
Haznavicious comes to terms with history
I totally disagree with "madamebaterflaj" - although this isn't the "best film ever" (and how could it be, depicting the horror of war), it is not bad at all. Yes, it is anti-Russian, but don't you remember how the story went? It's like saying "Schindler's List is black-and-white anti-German propaganda".... It is an European point of view, of course, so even if there is a sort of happy end, the focus of the story are not the emotions of the characters, not even the characters maybe, but History and how we all are involved. The boy actor is simply terrific, some times he looks like an old guy, a grown up man, and then again he shows he's just a little boy. Beautiful photography. Beautiful soundtrack. Might be a bit too long but not that much.
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- Mar 7, 2015
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $434,957
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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