Novaya Zemlya (2008)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Aleksandr Melnik

Writer:

Arif Aliyev (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 August 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Sadistic | Arctic | Survival | Serial Killer | Prison

Cast

Konstantin Lavronenko	...	Zhilin
Andrei Feskov	...	Sipa
Marat Basharov	...	Tolya - Slesar
Pavel Sborschikov	...	Obezyan
Sergei Zhigunov	...	Polkovnik
Aleksandr Samoylenko	...	Ali
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Sewing Dude (as Tommi Tiny Lister)
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Marta (as Ingeborga Dapkunayte)
Sergei Koltakov	...	Makhov
Evgeny Titov	...	Moryak
Vladislav Abashin	...	Arzhanov
Zaza Chichinadze	...	Amurbek
Viktor Zhalsanov	...	Yakut
Nikolai Stotsky	...	Volynets
Igor Pismenniy	...	Olafson

Also Known As:

Новая Земля (Russia)
Terra Nova (International: English title)

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Crimea, Ukraine

Company:

Andreevsky Flag Film Company

Good new Russian film (it happens seldom now)

Well. The scenario of the given film has seemed to me original. When I on it went, I expected another, but my expectations have been exceeded. First of all I expected that it is very terrible film, but except for one scene, the film is simply rigid, thus with witty humor. The film has grasped since first minute, and did not let out to the end. As it is clear, the majority of prisoners did not have a choice as in case of their refusal, them threatened to kill in prison. Already by the ship we see that people were divided into two camps: Russian and to it sympathizing and Chechens and others at war against Russian. The given moment has intrigued even more. Having reached "the new earth", there was a scene with keys. Here Russian have made the rough miscalculation operating by a principle "everyone for itself". Thus that they the first have rushed behind keys, Chechens being in smaller quantity, but operating with the organized group could grasp ALL keys. The sense of this scene, is obviously actual for today's Russia! Whether further Chechens decided to kill all Russian and their sympathizing. Thus their main aged man was for utter annihilation of Russian. The head of Chechens wished to understand first of all with two "debtors". Here Russian with the help гравного the hero (Zhilin) have come round and having taken advantage of a principle "all for one" have snatched on Chechens, and having destroyed them, thus having lost some persons. Further understanding that despite destruction of Chechens, the further conflicts between Russian not to avoid, Zhilin leaves them, taking itself the part of meal put to it. Shortly Nikolay who has killed 22 persons joins it to measure length of their direct and short gut. Between them "symbiosis", despite incident with Nikolay's sexual satisfaction on Zhilin's close photo was obviously fastened. But by the winter after a case which could ruin both of them, to Zhilin it became clear that it is necessary to come back to other Russian "colonizers" At returning having lost many forces, they have been grasped by other prisoners. Here again they see to what all has come. And the society where there are people of the first and second category has been constructed. And how differently?! The second group plays FASCINATING game... Will suffice with retelling... Actually to characters. I consider that the actor's ensemble is picked up perfectly, except for several characters. I did not like, for example, Zhigunov. But leading roles are simply excellent played. He/she is Lavroneko (Zhilin), but се knew that he can perfectly play, at least having recollected a film "Returning". But the actor playing Nikolay has even more shaken. Its image is not homogeneous, thus with a strange ending for the person of the killed 22 persons. Dapkunaite again was up to standard, but to level which it has shown in film Interdevochka has not held on. To the minuses, the greased, unrealistic ending. Actually a film it is necessary to look, this film forces to think Russians about them "to Russian road to the light future..." Thanks for attention.