Father and Son

Father and Son

94 mins | Drama | Sept. 12, 2003

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.

Father and Son

94 mins | Drama | Sept. 12, 2003

Father and Son
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Zero Film GmbH, Lumen Films, Mikado Film, Isabella Films B.V., Russian Ministry of Culture, Nikola Film
Original title Отец и сын
Directors Aleksandr Sokurov
Writers Sergei Potepalov

Cast

Andrei Shchetinin

as Father

Aleksei Neymyshev

as Aleksei, the son

Fyodor Lavrov

as Fyodor