Closeness (2017)
1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is forced not only to sell its small business, but also to seek help from its fellow tribesmen.
Director:
Kantemir Balagov
Writers:
Kantemir Balagov, Anton Yarush.
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Darya Zhovner as Ilana 'Ila' Koft |
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Olga Dragunova as Adina Koft |
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Veniamin Kac as David Koft |
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Nazir Zhukov as Zalim |
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Timur Shidginov as Tima |
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Anna Levit as Leya |
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Evgeniy Sannikov as Zhenya |
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Artyom Tsypin as Avi Koft |
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Vladimir Mikhelson as Rabbi |
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Egor Shevyakov as Dancing Guy |
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Oksana Karpenko as |
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Alexander Zolotukhin as |
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Vladimir Bitokov as |
| Production | Vladimir Golov | Casting |
| Sound | Fonin Andrey | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andrey Nikitin | Sound |
| Editing | Evgeny Mironenko | Colorist |
| Crew | Artur Balagov | Thanks |
| Directing | Kantemir Balagov | Director |
| Writing | Kantemir Balagov | Screenplay |
| Production | Eduard Pichugin | Producer |
| Editing | Kantemir Balagov | Editor |
| Production | Aleksandr Sokurov | Producer |
| Production | Nikolay Yankin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lidiya Kryukova | Costume Design |
| Art | Alexey Paderin | Production Design |
| Camera | Artem Emelyanov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Anton Yarush | Screenplay |