Beanpole

Beanpole

2019 · 134 min · RU · NR · 7.1 (290 votes)
Dir. Kantemir Balagov · Starring Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Konstantin Balakirev, Kseniya Kutepova, Olga Dragunova, Andrey Bykov · Music Evgueni Galperine
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Set in post-WWII Leningrad as two female soldiers return from war and attempt to rebuild their lives in the ravaged city.

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A stark, emotionally devastating portrait of lives shattered by war. It’s a raw, intimate look at enduring trauma and the desperate search for connection in a broken world, feeling both intimate and vast in its despair.

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