V Tumane
In the Fog
Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation
and local partisans are fighting a brutal resistance campaign. After an act of sabotage Sushenya is arrested with a group
of suspects, but the German officer decides not to hang him with the others and sets him free. Rumors of Sushenya’s treason
spread quickly and partisans Burov and Voitik are instructed to get revenge. Deep in an ancient forest, where there are neither
friends nor enemies and where the line between treason and heroism disappears, Sushenya is forced to make a moral choice under
immoral circumstances. IN THE FOG premiered in the competition of the 65th Festival de Cannes in 2012, where it was awarded
the FIPRESCI prize.
Director's Biography
SERGEI LOZNITSA, born 1964 in Baranovichi, Belarus (former
USSR ). Graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow in 1997. He has been making documentary
films since 1996 and has received numerous national and international awards. In 2010 Loznitsa’s feature debut My Joy premiered
in the main competition at the Festival de Cannes. // Films (selected): FABRIKA (Factory, 2004, short doc), ARTĔL (Artel,
2006, short doc), SCHASTYE MOE (My Joy, 2010), V TUMANE (In the Fog, 2012), O MILAGRE DE SANTO ANTONIO (The Miracle of Saint
Anthony, 2012, short doc)
European Panorama Fiction 2013
Sergei Loznitsa
Germany / Russia
/ Latvia /
Netherlands / Belarus
2012
color
128 minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Sergei Loznitsa, based on a novel by Vasil Bykov
Cinematography Oleg Mutu
Editing Danielius Kokanauskis
Sound/Sounddesign
Vladimir Golovnitski
With
Vladimir Svirski, Vlad Abashin, Sergei Kolesov, Nikita Peremotovs, Julia Peresild, Kirill Petrov
Production
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