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2014-11-26 · 149 min · ★ 6.8

Drama

A woman who works for a non-governmental organization (NGO) forms a special relationship with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya.

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Directors
Michel Hazanavicius
Production companies
France 3 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, La Petite Reine, Orange Studio, La Classe américaine, SofiTVCiné, Sarke Studio, NJJ Capital, Westart Invest, Worldview Entertainment
Countries
France, Georgia, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 25,000,000

Top Cast

Bérénice BejoBérénice BejoCarole
Annette BeningAnnette BeningHelen
Maxim EmelianovMaxim EmelianovKolia
Abdul Khalim MamutsievAbdul Khalim MamutsievHadji
Zukhra DuishviliZukhra DuishviliRaïssa
Yuriy TsuriloYuriy TsuriloThe Colonel
Dmytro RybalevskyiDmytro RybalevskyiSoldier with the Handgun
Leila BekauriLeila BekauriWitness
Nino KobakhidzeAna
Bjarne HenriksenBjarne HenriksenBergson
Nika ApriashviliNika ApriashviliRed Cross Translator
Gela ImedashviliMuhammad
Luka MujiriVakha
Phillip Forest LewitskiPhillip Forest LewitskiPatrick
Lela Bagakashvili

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