The Return

2003 film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Movie film Q385494
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The Return

Summary

The Return is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Return is the creator of Andrey Zvyagintsev[3].
  • The Return received the Golden Lion[4].
  • The Return received the Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award[5].
  • The Return received the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[6].
  • The Return's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • The Return's director is recorded as Andrey Zvyagintsev[8].
  • The Return's screenwriter is recorded as Vladimir Moiseenko[9].
  • The Return's screenwriter is recorded as Aleksandr Novototsky-Vlasov[10].
  • The Return's composer is recorded as Andrey Dergachyov[11].
  • The Return's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Return's genre is recorded as thriller film[13].
  • The Return's cast member is recorded as Ivan Dobronravov[14].
  • The Return's cast member is recorded as Konstantin Lavronenko[15].
  • The Return's cast member is recorded as Vladimir Garin[16].
  • The Return's cast member is recorded as Natalia Vdovina[17].
  • The Return's producer is recorded as Dmitry Lesnevsky[18].
  • The Return's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 227371876[19].
  • The Return's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007055178[20].
  • The Return's production company is recorded as REN TV[21].
  • The Return's director of photography is recorded as Mikhail Krichman[22].
  • The Return's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0376968[23].
  • The Return's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[24].
  • The Return's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[25].
  • The Return's review score is recorded as 8.1/10[26].
  • The Return's review score is recorded as 95%[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Return's producer is recorded as Dmitry Lesnevsky[18]. Its director is recorded as Andrey Zvyagintsev[8]. Screenwriters include Vladimir Moiseenko[9] and Aleksandr Novototsky-Vlasov[10]. Cast members include Ivan Dobronravov[14], Konstantin Lavronenko[15], Vladimir Garin[16], and Natalia Vdovina[17]. It is the creator of Andrey Zvyagintsev[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +2003-06-25T00:00:00Z[28] and +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z[29]. The Return's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[24]. Genres include drama film[12] and thriller film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include sibling relationship[30], parent–child relationship[31], fatherlessness[32], and human life[33].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Lion[4], a film award[34], in Italy[35], founded in 1949[36], headquartered in Venice[37]; Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award[5]; and European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[6], an award for best first work[38], founded in 1997[39]. Reviews include 8.1/10[26], 95%[27], and 82/100[40].

Why It Matters

The Return ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Return receive?

Honors received include Golden Lion[4], Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award[5], and European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [14] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [18] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [5] . tiff.no. tiff.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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