Tesnota
Closeness
A Jewish family in Nalchik in Northern Caucasus, celebrates the engagement of the son David to a local Jewish girl. The tone is merry, but one family member seems more ambivalent. Ilana, David’s tomboy, selfdetermined sister, who works alongside their mechanic father is curiously removed from the event and uncomfortably feminized in a dress insisted on by her stern mother. The family’s general stability is abruptly overturned, when David and his fiancee are kidnapped and a ruinous ransom is issued. While the Jewish community rally round, the decision is made that most of their charity must go to secure the return of the fiancee. Increasingly desperate, Ilana’s parents make a deal whereby a local Jewish family will supply the rest of the ransom if Ilana marries their son. (Jessica Kiang)
- Darya Zhovner - Ilana
- Olga Dragunova - Adina
- Artem Tsypin - Avi
- Nazir Zhukov - Zalim
- Veniamin Kats - David
- Anton Yarush
- Kantemir Balagov
- Artem Emeliano
- Andrey Nikitin
- Kantemir Balagov
- Alexey Paderin
Wild Bunch
