August. Eighth (2012)

Mother goes after her little son to get him out of a military conflict zone.

Director:

Dzhanik Fayziev

Writers:

Michael A. Lerner (screenplay), Dzhanik Fayziev (story)

Stars:

Svetlana Ivanova, Maksim Matveev, Egor Beroev

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Svetlana Ivanova	...	Kseniya
Maksim Matveev	...	Lekha
Egor Beroev	...	Zaur / Dobryy Robot
Artyom Fadeev	...	Tyoma
Aleksandr Oleshko	...	Egor
Aleksey Guskov	...	Kazbek
Khasan Baroev	...	Ilya
Vladimir Vdovichenkov	...	Prezident
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Izvestnaya persona (as Gosha Kutsenko)
Sergey Gazarov	...	Kirill Ivanovich
Anatoliy Belyy	...	Aleksey
Lidiya Velezheva	...	Aza
Vladimir Zaytsev	...	Ministr oborony
Konstantin Samoukov	...	Grishka
Alexander Petrov	...	Yashka, komandir tanka (as Aleksandr Petrov)

Storyline

The story is about a young single mother who is compelled to make her way at risk of her life to Ckhinvali, where her son is, whom she had sent there on the eve of the conflict. The film can be divided into two parts that alternate one with the other: one shows how in the eyes of a young boy the South Ossetian conflict transforms into a fantastic war story with super-robots, and the second shows the reality of the war situation and the journey of the main heroine.

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Plot Keywords:

fire | detonation | explosion | month in title | imagination | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for war violence.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the scenes of South Ossetia were shot in Abkhazia. The majority of the extras consisted of Abkhazians, but the characters who speak on Ossetian were played by North Ossetian actors.

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Quotes

Artyom: Kind Robot, where are you when I need you so?...

User Reviews

A very enjoyable film

I enjoyed this film so much. It proves that propaganda can be delightful. This film delves fearlessly into propaganda, passes infinity, and loops back to become something I really liked a lot. I liked the characters, I liked the plot, despite its formulaic structure, and I liked the Playstation-style warfare. It's all so charming that you go with it, even until the predictable ending. And there is justice here: Russia strikes back at the torrent of lies and ideological abuse coming from various western countries. And at the end of the day, it is more truthful than anything CNN will ever report. Russia did come to save the day, and protect South Ossetia from a brutal invasion by Georgia. I say Russia deserves a little treat in the form of this film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [Russia]

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

21 February 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Август. Восьмого

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,620,072

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glavkino, Dago Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1