Krai (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Kraj - At the end of the world |
| Original title | Krai |
| Country of production | Russia |
| original language | Russian , German |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 110-124 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alexei Uchitel |
| script | Alexander Gonorovsky |
| production | Konstantin Ernst |
| music | David Holmes |
| camera | Yuri Klimenko |
| cut | Jelena Andrejewa, Gleb Nikulski |
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Krai , also Kray or Kraj ( Russian Край ), is a Russian feature film by the director Alexei Utschitel from 2010. The film was shot between 2008 and 2009 near Saint Petersburg . The cinema release in Russia was on September 23, 2010. In 2011 it was also shown in German cinemas under the title Kraj - At the End of the World .
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The film is set in the Siberian hinterland immediately after the end of World War II . Russians and Germans suffered from the war and processed different personal experiences. The main character is the engine driver Ignat, who comes to a village of Russian forest workers. Outwardly, he embodies the symbol of the victorious Soviet soldier who, however, is in reality deeply shocked and sick by his experiences. When he learns of a locomotive that is on an island, he swims through the river to fetch it. There he meets Elsa, a German girl who lived alone in the forest for four years after she fled from Russian police officers. Her father once built the bridge and was arrested after it was destroyed by ice drift . Elsa is given the choice of rebuilding the bridge with Ignat or of dying. They bring the locomotive to the village.
A dangerous race through the Siberian forests is now being contested with this locomotive, in which the protagonists not only risk their own lives, but also those of others, regardless of any losses. An important role is played by some German railway engineers who came there before the war began and are now being held hostage. The two different cultures, each characterized by the totalitarianism of their society, contest a similar competition as the two train drivers, who also have to struggle with the elements of the Siberian taiga . So the current of the river gives them difficulties. It is a film about love, courage, honor and the question of what you have to achieve in order to be proud of yourself.
Background and reviews
The story of the feature film merges several genres with one another. It contains elements from the fields of melodrama, adventure, thriller, heroic epic and mysticism against a seemingly historical and geographical background with complex character representations.
"Overwhelming epic with an opulent soundtrack by David Holmes [...]."
Publications and awards (selection)
- 2010: Opening film and premiere at the "Russian Film Week" in Berlin, gala premiere at the "International Film Festival" in Cottbus and Grand Prix and Audience Prize at the "Gran Prix Honfleur Russian Film Festival"
- 2011: The film received the most important Russian film award Nika for best feature film , for best camera ( Juri Klimenko ) and best male leading role ( Vladimir Mashkov ); He was nominated in six other categories.
- 2011: Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film .
- 2011: Russian Film Prize Solotoi Orjol ("Golden Eagle" - "Golden Eagle") of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia for the best director ( Alexei Utschitel ), the leading actress Anjorka Strechel , the leading actor Vladimir Mashkov and the supporting actress Julija Peressild .
In addition, the film was shown in 2011 at numerous international film festivals, for example in Toronto , Busan , Warsaw , Marrakech , Palm Springs and Hong Kong .
Web links
- Kray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The-Edge in the online film database
- Description (The Edge) and interview with Alexy Uchitel and Konstantin Ernst on rockfilms.ru (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Kraj - At the end of the world on berlinien.de, accessed on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Screening KRAI ( The Edge ) at the Cottbus Film Festival on facebook.com, accessed on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ Kray on moviepilot.de, accessed on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ Reception in the “Moscow” café on the occasion of the Berlin premiere of the film “Kraj - On the Edge of the World” by Alexei Utschitel on November 24, 2010 on Russian-filmwoche.de, accessed on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ KRAI wins Russian film award on filmfestivalcottbus.de, accessed on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ a b The Edge ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at rockfilms.ru, accessed August 22, 2013. (English)
- ↑ 2011 Golden Globe Awards ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from goldenglobes.org, accessed August 22, 2013.
- ↑ Homepage of the film ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at edge-movie.com, accessed August 22, 2013. (English)
