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The Banishment (Russian: Изгнание, Izgnanie) is a 2007 Russian psychological drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. The film is a loose adaptation of The Laughing Matter, a 1953 novel by Armenian-American writer William Saroyan. It stars Konstantin Lavronenko and Maria Bonnevie.
A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city. A married couple with kids comes to the father's childhood home in the countryside. In the evening, his wife tells him that she is pregnant, but the baby is not his. In one day, Alex loses everything.
A trip to the countryside reveals dark secrets for a family.
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- Konstantin Lavronenko
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Drama
Jan 18, 2018 · Jan. 18, 2018. “The Banishment,” the second feature from the Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, is finally receiving a run in New York more than 10 years after its lead, Konstantin...
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Ben Kenigsberg
- 157 min
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- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- 158 min
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A husband, wife and two children (a boy and a girl) come from an industrial city to the countryside, to the husband’s birthplace, to stay in his father’s old house.