Andrei Konchalovsky : 2014
Belye nochi pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna
A story focusing on the lives of the inhabitants of a remote Russian village. The only way the villagers can reach the mainland is by crossing the lake by boat. Only a few people live there, and they all know each other well. Although a space port using the most advanced technologies is located nearby, the villagers live just the way their ancestors did for centuries. They only produce those things they need for their survival. A postman, a man loosely representing the local authorities and social services, is their only link to the outside world. A woman in the village, whom the postman is in love with, decides to run away from this life and move to the city. At the same time, the postman's outboard engine is stolen. He can no longer deliver the mail, and his life and those of all the villagers are turned upside down. Following an inner struggle, he decides to leave for the city too, but he soon returns, even if he cannot explain why. Andrei Konchalovsky's feature was winner of the Silver Lion for Best Director when it premiered in competition at Venice International Film Festival 2014.
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