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The Forest

2018 · 97 min

A slow-burning, tense drama that immerses you in a small community's unraveling, with a heavy emotional weight.

Directed by
Roman Zhigalov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sasha Lebedeva, Oleg Shibayev, Natalya Rychkova
Overview
Danila is sixteen. Katya is twice his age. He spends hours watching her from an old shed on the forest. He does not even think about trying to be with her until Danila's father shows up on Katya's doorstep in an attempt to run away from his avalanching problems. Father and son are drawn into turmoil of events where neighbor turns against neighbor, dividing the community, and pushing everyone`s life towards a disaster.

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Directed by
Roman Zhigalov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sasha Lebedeva, Oleg Shibayev, Natalya Rychkova
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • family
  • betrayal
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roman Zhigalov
Written by
Roman Zhigalov
Starring
Sasha Lebedeva, Oleg Shibayev, Natalya Rychkova, Ildar Allabirdin, Mariya Avramkova, Dmitriy Blokhin, Albina Tikhanova, Sergey Podolnyy
Cinematography
Yury Sergeev
Runtime
97 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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