The Search (2014)
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius

Drama / War

Film Synopsis

During the second Chechen war of 1999, a small boy joins the tide of refugees after his parents are killed in his home village.  He meets Carole, a representative from the EU who will help him get his life back on track.  Unbeknown to him, his older sister, Raissa, is trying to find him amid the hoards of fleeing civilians.  Meanwhile, a 20-year-old Russian named Kolia has just enrolled in the army.  His life will soon be upset by the day to day experience of the war...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Michel Hazanavicius
  • Script: Michel Hazanavicius
  • Cinematographer: Guillaume Schiffman
  • Cast: Bérénice Bejo (Carole), Annette Bening (Helen), Maksim Emelyanov (Kolia), Abdul Khalim Mamutsiev (Hadji), Zukhra Duishvili (Raïssa), Lela Bagakashvili (Elina), Yuriy Tsurilo (The Colonel), Anton Dolgov ('Pocket'), Mamuka Matchitidze (Father), Rusudan Pareulidze (Mother), Nika Apriashvili (Red Cross Translator), Nika Kipshidze, Nino Kobakhidze
  • Country: France / Georgia
  • Language: French / English / Russian / Chechen
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 135 min

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