Grace

A slow, immersive road movie that lingers on vast landscapes and cramped silences, quietly accumulating emotional weight.

Directed by

Ilya Povolotsky

Genres

Drama

Starring

Maria Lukyanova, Gela Chitava, Eldar Safikanov

Overview

In Russia, an introverted father and his teenage daughter live on the road in a van that contains their entire life, including the equipment for a travelling cinema: the source of their meager income. Povolotsky builds on the undeniable art of the long take, on both the scale of the imposing landscapes and the tight interior of their cramped vehicle. The nameless father and daughter rove around the extremities of their vast country, from south to north. On its margins, the pulse of independent drifters who endure and resist.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, family, survival, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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