# The Return (2003)

> Two brothers confront an unknowable father during a remote journey that turns reunion into a test of trust, authority, and survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6207

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery
- Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast: Vladimir Garin, Konstantin Lavronenko, Nataliya Vdovina, Ivan Dobronravov, Lazar Dubovik, Lyubov Kazakova, Galina Petrova, Aleksey Suknovalov
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376968/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: austere, foreboding, melancholic, quiet evening, world cinema night

## Synopsis

A haunting journey of discovery and estrangement unfolds as two brothers meet their estranged father for the first time.

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