# Leviathan (2014)

> A northern Russian family battles a predatory mayor and an entire social order that appears designed to erase them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/153846

## Facts

- Runtime: 141 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov, Anna Ukolova, Aleksey Rozin, Sergey Pokhodaev, Platon Kamenev
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802154/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, austere, foreboding, serious film night, arthouse cinema night

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of a family's struggle against corruption in a small coastal town.

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