In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei's mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.

• DirectorAleksandr Sokurov
• Release12 September 2003
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 37m
• Budget?
• Revenue$38,150
• Rate
  

  5.688
  40 reviews
• Productions

  Zero Film, Isabella Films B.V., Lumen Films, Mikado Film, Nikola Film, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation