Krai
Russian-born director Aleksey Lapin travels back to his relatives’ home village near the Ukrainian border, where he himself used to spend every summer.The film crew introduce themselves at a specially organized musical event, claiming that they have come to cast a historical film that is to be set in the village.
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Russian-born director Aleksey Lapin travels back to his relatives’ home village near the Ukrainian border, where he himself used to spend every summer. The film crew introduce themselves at a specially organized musical event, claiming that they have come to cast a historical film that is to be set in the village. What follows is a charming, semi-fictional documentary by and with the village community.
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- Release date
- Oct 22, 2021
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- Austria
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