Ossetian version of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment in which the director shows the vicious circle of endless revenge based on the old fashioned laws of family pride. This stylised black & white picture formally reminds the style of a western but bears symbolism of the Caucasian region.
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The Lips
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Film details
- Country of production
- Russia
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2005
- Length
- 18"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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