The Year of the Dog (film)

The Year of the Dog (Russian: Год собаки, romanizedGod sobaki) is a 1994 Russian romantic drama film directed by Semyon Aranovich. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.[1]

The Year of the Dog
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Directed bySemyon Aranovich
Written byZoya Kudrya
Produced bySemyon Aranovich
StarringIgor Sklyar
CinematographyYuri Shajgardanov
Edited byTamara Guseva
Release date
  • February 1994 (1994-02)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

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Former criminal Sergei meets Vera - an elderly unhappy woman who lives in a dormitory. After Sergei commits another crime, they run together and along the way they accidentally get into a zone contaminated by radiation. Sergei decides to stay there, but Vera does not leave him. At that moment three looters come to the territory.

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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