OUTSKIRTS

cast

Yuri Dubrovin, Nikolay Olyalin, Alexey Pushkin, Alexey Vanin

producers

Lev Kagno, Peter Lutsik

production

Grotesque drama, 96 min, Russia, 1998

оriginal title OKRAINA language Russian

synopsis

Philipp Safronov is a farmer, but his peaceful existence is violently interrupted whenamysteriousgroupof people seizes his land to exploit its oil resources. Safronov organizes a gang of tough farmers. One by one they hunt down the offenders, propelling them towards an explosive final confrontation. The film’s stark black and white images give it the hard edge of a classic “film noir”.

festivals & awards

30 festival selections, Chicago: – FIPRESCI Prize; Russian Guild of Film Critics Prize for Best Debut; Berlin – “Don Quixot” Prize; Karlovy Vary – Philip Morris Freedom Award