The Son
9 votes
In 2013, Dima Ilukhin, the cousin of the film’s director and a soldier in the Russian army, died on duty in the Republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus. He was 21 years old. This incident marks the starting point for Abaturov’s reflection on the military. He films the training of new recruits in Siberia, as they bid farewell to their mothers and girlfriends, learn the mechanics of a Kalashnikov, or how to throw a hand grenade and administer first aid. While his parents try to cope with their loss, Dima’s former fellow recruits have to return to battle.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-05-29
Runtime: 71 mins
Director: Alexander Abaturov
Spoken language: Pусский
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Son
Production Companies: Petit à Petit Production, Sibériade
Production Countries: Russia, France
Cast
Recommendations
Rich Hall's Red Menace
2019-11-05
2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Rich Hall ex
Armádní den
1948-01-01
Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993
2011-01-01
The Moscow Case is a 52 minute documentary with never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson in Mosc
Teaching War
2016-10-27
This episode from the Czech Journal series examines how a military spirit is slowly returning to our
Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 1: The Russians
2017-05-03
For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential electi
Aircraft Carrier - Guardian of the Seas
2016-06-17
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of
U-455, le sous-marin disparu
2013-10-26
In 2008, German U- boat U-455 was discovered off the coast of Italy. 400 feet down, the submarine st
The Russian Revolution
2017-06-15
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro
The Warrior Tradition
2019-11-11
The astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native Americans in the Unite
Leninland
2013-11-30
At the peak of Perestroika, in 1987, in the village of Gorki, where Lenin spent his last years, afte
America's Hangar
2007-01-01
In this exciting tour of the National Air and Space Museum- Smithsonian Networks puts you in the coc
The Marines
2007-02-14
For longer than the United States has been an independent nation, there has been a Marine Corps. The
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
2018-05-15
The lifestyle, self-styling and political opinions of Chechen dictator Ramsan Kadyrov are examined i
Beyond the White
2021-09-24
In Northern Russia, a few dozen people still live in their traditional houses surrounded by water, s
On Putin's Blacklist
2017-10-26
Traces the new Cold War between Russia and the West from the ban on American citizens adopting Russi
Over the Limit
2018-10-05
Margarita Mamun, an elite Russian rhythmic gymnast, is struggling to become an Olympic champion. It
Russia's Mystery Files
2014-11-21
The Soviet Union was a sinister world. Now the Iron Curtain has fallen, and for the first time we ca
The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War
2020-01-29
Waffen-SS officer Otto Skorzeny (1908-75) became famous for his participation in daring military act
When the War Comes
2018-10-18
Hundreds of teenagers join the Slovak Recruits paramilitary group to get ready for the final clash o
Alexeï Guerman, cinéaste bien interdit
1990-10-01
This film was broadcast on La Sept in October 1990 as a part of Hélène Mochiri's Cinéma de poche pro