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Day of Return

1976 · 67 min

A quiet, sombre wartime homecoming, heavy with loss and hardship, that lingers on communal endurance rather than battle.

Directed by
Sergei Sychyov
Genres
Drama
Overview
In the summer of 1944, the partisan Ales Bely, whom everyone on the Kovaltsy farm considered missing, came home on leave. His hut was burned down by the Germans, his father died, and there was devastation and famine all around. In order to survive, the villagers decide to unite into a single farm. Ales also joins the collective farm, but his leave ends quickly, and the soldier, calm for his fellow countrymen, leaves to fight again...
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, survival, family, isolation
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Directed by
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Genres
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sergei Sychyov
    Written by
    Alexander Zaytsev
    Starring
    Viktor Tarasov
    Music
    Pyotr Alkhimovich
    Cinematography
    Dmitriy Zaytsev
    Runtime
    67 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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