Silent Souls

Silent Souls

2010 · 77 min · RU · 6.3 (72 votes)
Dir. Aleksey Fedorchenko · Starring Yuliya Aug, Igor Sergeev, Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Tsurilo, Vyacheslav Melekhov, Yulia Tushina · Music Andrey Karasyov
Drama

Miron Alekseevich, director of a paper and pulp mill, goes to bury his wife Tanya in the place where they once spent their honeymoon. He goes not alone, but with a photographer named Stork, to whom he tells touching details of his life with Tanya. The narrative weaves together the memories of the characters, as well as the rituals and beliefs of the Meri people, a small Finnish tribe that once lived in the Northern Volga region and dissolved among the Russians.

VIBE

A quiet, introspective journey through grief and remembrance. The film feels like a hushed meditation on love and loss, carried by a somber, contemplative mood and a profound sense of place.

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