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A routine run for a truck driver turns into a nightmare he can’t escape in this psychological drama from filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa. Georgy (Viktor Nemets) is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man (Vladimir Golovin) with disturbing stories about his younger days in the Army. After next picking up a young woman (Olga Shuvalova) who works as a prostitute and is wary of the territory, Georgy finds himself lost, and despite asking some homeless men for help, he’s less sure than he was before of how to make his way back where he belongs. As brutal images of violence and alienation cross the screen, Georgy’s odyssey becomes darker and more desperate until it reaches an unexpected conclusion.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Viktor Nemetz, Olga Shuvalova, Vlad Ivanov

Released: September 30, 2010

Runtime: 127.0

Popularity Rating: 1.380

ARTE, MA.JA.DE Fiction

Germany, Netherlands, Ukraine

Georgy Viktor Nemetz
Teenage Prostitute Olga Shuvalova
Major from Moscow Vlad Ivanov
Old Man Vladimir Golovin
Young Lieutenant Aleksey Vertkov
Commander Dmitriy Gotsdiner
Maria Maria Varsami
Truck driver Boris Kamorzin

Art — Production Design: Kirill Shuvalov
Camera — Director of Photography: Oleg Mutu
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Mare Raidma
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Tuuli Malinovski
Directing — Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Editing — Editor: Danielius Kokanauskis
Production — Casting: Maria Baker-Choustova
Production — Producer: Heino Deckert
Production — Producer: Oleg Kokhan
Writing — Screenplay: Sergey Loznitsa