Russian director Alexander Sokurov brings a political edge to the intra-family dynamics of his somber MOTHER AND SON and enigmatic FATHER AND SON with this relatively straightforward tale of a grandmother's trip to an embattled region of Russia for a visit with her grandson, an Army captain she hasn't seen in seven years. Although the locale is never mentioned, the circumstances strongly suggest her grandson is stationed in Chechnya, but it could be anywhere where wars are fought and armies occupy foreign lands.
After a lengthy, uncomfortable train ride in a box car filled with young soldiers, elderly Alexandra Nikolaevna (Galina Vishnevskaya) finally arriv...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
92 mins