THE FOREST / LES / ЛЕС

RUSSIA 2017,
97 MIN.

Director & scriptwriter Roman Zhigalov
Camera Yuri Sergeev
Design Vitali Tro mov
Music Alexander Leonov, Olga Gaidamak
Cast: Oleg Shibaev, Natalia Rychkova, Oleg Feoktistov, Maria Avramkova, Vladimir Malyugin
Producer Roman Zhigalov Production Roman Zhigalov Studio

Danila is sixteen. Katya is twice his age. He spends hours watching her out of the corner of his eye from an old shed on the edge of the forest. He does not even think about trying to be with her until Danila’s father shows up on Katya’s doorstep in an attempt to run away from his avalanching problems. Father and son are drawn into a turmoil of events where neighbor turns against neighbor, dividing the community into “us” and “them” and pushing everyone’s life towards a disaster.

ROMAN ZHIGALOV
Born in Arkhangelsk Region, Russia. Graduated from the Arkhangelsk State Technical University as an engineer. Studied at the Russian Institute of Film Workers’ Upgrading at the RF Goskino (class of Alexander Proshkin and Vladimir Fokin). Collaborated with various TV & lm companies. “The Forest” is his debut in feature lm directing.

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