The Return
A withdrawn father reappears after twelve years and drags his two teenage sons on a remote lake trip that becomes a brutal battle of trust and authority as they confront the wild—and each other.
Synopsis
In contemporary Russia, two young brothers are reunited with their father, a man they have only known from an old photograph, after his unexpected return following a long absence. With their mother's hesitant approval, the family embarks on a journey to a remote location, where tensions soon arise, testing the dynamics of authority, trust, and masculinity. As they venture further into the wilderness, the already fragile relationships between father and sons are increasingly strained.
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A crew of 45+ credited
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Edited by Alan JonesShot by Ciaran TanhamScored by Mark RussellDesigned by Bruce Macadie
Box Office
2003 · Box office
Grossed $8.5M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$8.5M
Also known as
- Die Rückkehrde
- The Return - Die Rückkehrde
- Vozvrashcheniede
- The Returnen
- Vozvrashchenieen
- El regresoes
- Le Retourfr
- Il ritornoit
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Cast & Crew
45 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
14Aleksey Suknovalov
as Zavodila
Pauline Mclynn
as Laura
Lazar Dubovik
as Khuligan
Elizaveta Aleksandrova
as Ofitsiantka
Lise Ann Mclaughlin
as Rosie Hunt
Lyubov Kazakova
as Devushka v zerkalakh
Cathy White
as Jen Carling
Andrey Sumin
as Chelovek v portu
Philip O Sullivan
as Gerry Lynch
Frankie Mccafferty
as Sean Donovan
Eleanor Methven
as Helen Dempsey
Denis Conway
as David Hunt
Britta Smith
as Prison Governor
Anne Kent
as AA Chairperson
Directors
2Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
12Frank Moiselle
Casting Director
Galina Dovgal
Casting Director
Geta Bagdasarova
Casting Director
Nuala Moiselle
Casting Director
Ciaran Tanham
Cinematographer
Mikhail Krichman
Cinematographer
Andrey Dergachev
Composer
Mark Russell
Composer
Alan Jones
Editor
Vladimir Mogilevskiy
Editor
Bruce Macadie
Production Designer
Zhanna Pakhomova
Production Designer
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