MK2 Films has come on board to handle world sales on “House Arrest,” a satirical drama directed by critically acclaimed Russian helmer Aleksey German Jr. (“Dovlatov”) that tackles Russia’s judicial system.
“House Arrest” follows David, a Russian university professor who takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration and the Mayor’s dodgy dealings. But David soon finds himself accused of embezzlement and placed under house arrest. Despite the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances, and growing media interest, David remains defiant and will not apologize.
“I came up with this project many years ago. The drama of a man fighting to keep his dignity,” said German Jr. “This film is an essential and intimate statement about what inner freedom is and how important it is to stay honest to yourself,” added the politically-engaged helmer.
German Jr.’s credits include “Paper Soldier,” which won Venice’s best director award,...
“House Arrest” follows David, a Russian university professor who takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration and the Mayor’s dodgy dealings. But David soon finds himself accused of embezzlement and placed under house arrest. Despite the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances, and growing media interest, David remains defiant and will not apologize.
“I came up with this project many years ago. The drama of a man fighting to keep his dignity,” said German Jr. “This film is an essential and intimate statement about what inner freedom is and how important it is to stay honest to yourself,” added the politically-engaged helmer.
German Jr.’s credits include “Paper Soldier,” which won Venice’s best director award,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Kazakh Zhannat Alshanova’s graduation film from the London Film School, “End of Season”, premiered at Cannes Film Festival (Cinefondation), won Most Promising Director Award in Tel-Aviv and Best Cinematography Award in Munich.
The story revolves around Rosa, a 50 year old woman who arrives at her husband resort, a small hotel in the vast dry steppe, to check on staff and collect the accounts. As the film begins, she is found sitting in embryonic stance by the side of the road, when two women stop and try and help her, although she seems completely unresponsive, in some kind of trance, in which she sees a young girl in a bus, which does not appear to actually be there, however. The next scene has her sitting on a kind of doctor’s bed, where a younger man asks her about her problem, and she lets him know that her leg is hurting,...
The story revolves around Rosa, a 50 year old woman who arrives at her husband resort, a small hotel in the vast dry steppe, to check on staff and collect the accounts. As the film begins, she is found sitting in embryonic stance by the side of the road, when two women stop and try and help her, although she seems completely unresponsive, in some kind of trance, in which she sees a young girl in a bus, which does not appear to actually be there, however. The next scene has her sitting on a kind of doctor’s bed, where a younger man asks her about her problem, and she lets him know that her leg is hurting,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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