Leviathan

Russian Federation 2014, 140 minutes
Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev
In Russian with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Violence and sexual references.
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov

“If there was ever any doubt as to Zvyagintsev's position as one of world cinema's foremost auteurs, it's put to rest here.”~Oliver Lyttelton, The Playlist

Aroview: A bleak but compelling allegory of modern Russia is lensed through a fisherman's struggle against bureaucracy, corruption and demons of his own as he attempts to defend his rural family estate from state possession. The murky, vodka-soaked human dramas are effectively juxtaposed against imposing images of the remote, majestic landscape.

NZ International Film Festival 2014

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4 stars (Very Good) The little guy ruthlessly and remorselessly crushed by vested interests. Hobbes Leviathan is bleak. The book of Job is bleak. This movie is bleak. Bleak but beautiful. ~Anon
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4 stars (Very Good) Ink black Russian beauty. ~Regando
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3 stars (Good Enough) Aleksey Serebryakov's alcohol-soaked performance is terrific. The screenplay is played out in Russian time but is helped by the superb location shooting. ~Tubbs