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Father and Son (2003)

Sep 12, 2003 Drama 1h 37m
User Score
57%
40 votes
Internet Movie Database
65%
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
6400%

Overview

In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei's mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.

Sergei Potepalov
Screenplay
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
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