# Beanpole (2019)

> In the ruins of postwar Leningrad, two young women struggle to reclaim intimacy, motherhood, and a reason to live after the siege has ended.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/358237

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Kantemir Balagov
- Cast: Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Konstantin Balakirev, Kseniya Kutepova, Olga Dragunova, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov, Timofey Glazkov
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10199640/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, austere, serious film night, arthouse cinema evening

## Synopsis

In the aftermath of war, two women navigate the ruins of their lives in search of hope and healing.

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