Siberia (2019)

An exploration into the language of dreams.

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Writers:

Abel Ferrara, Christ Zois

Stars:

Willem Dafoe, Dounia Sichov, Simon McBurney

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Willem Dafoe	...	Clint
Dounia Sichov	...	Wife
Simon McBurney	...	Magician
Cristina Chiriac	...	Russian girl
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Doctor
Fabio Pagano	...	Monk
Anna Ferrara	...	Clint's son
Phil Neilson	...	Woodsman
Laurent Arnatsiaq	...	Eskimo
Valentina Rozumenko	...	Russian mother
Trish Osmond	...	Lady in Cellar
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Knofe	...	Loft women
Cornelia Nguyen Luu	...	Loft women
Ilham Midjiyawa	...	Loft women
Stella Pecollo	...	Demon

Storyline

Clint is a dead man who lives alone in a frozen tundra. However, this isolation cannot bring either evasion or peace. One night, he begins a journey where he must confront his dreams, memories, and visions, crossing the darkness into the light.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male nudity | violence | wilderness | dreams | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Before this film Willem Dafoe and Abel Ferrara worked together as an actor/director team on 'New Rose Hotel' (1998), 'Go Go Tales' (2007), '4:44 Last Day on Earth' (2011), Pasolini (2014) and 'Tomasso' (2018). On top of that they also acted together in the experimental film 'Sculpt' (2016).

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Connections

Featured in Sportin' Life (2020)

User Reviews

Berlinale Review

I saw Siberia at the Berlinale (Berlin Film Festival) and man, let me put it like this - it definately was an experience. Dafoe once again does a great job and there are some beautiful shots of the landscape but what striked me the most was Ferrara's symbolism. Tho it's not at the level of Jodorowsky it leaves enough space for interpretation which makes this movie great to talk about afterwards. Personally I liked the second half of the movie better, maybe because it took some time to establish the mood or maybe it is because there barely are any dialogues in the first 20 minutes. I liked the film, it was an interesting (tho at times disturbing) watch. And yeah, the fish kills it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Italy Germany Greece Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 2020 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Siberia

Filming Locations:

South Tyrol, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$26,645

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vivo Film, Rai Cinema, Maze Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1