The Lighthouse
2006·Russia·80 min.
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The film is about the war in the Caucasus. The girl (Lena) from Moscow, rides in a small Caucasian town, where she was born. There the war began. Lena wants to take away one's grandmother and one's grandfather out of this dangerous place. But, having arrived home, she realizes that she has no opportunity to return to Moscow. Lena learns to live in conditions of war. She realizes that run away - not mean to escape. The latest frames of the film give us hope that life continues and everything will be fine.
DirectorMariya Saakyan
ScreenwriterGivi Shavgulidze
MusicKimmo Pohjonen
CinematographyMaksim Drozdov
CastAnna Kapaleva·Olga Yakovleva·Sos Sargsyan·Sofiko Chiaureli·Ruzana Avetisyan·Mikhail Bogdasarov·Sergei Daniyelyan·Anastasiya Grebennikova·Albina Matveyeva·Mikhail Silantyev
Original titleMayak
Also known asThe Lighthouse