Wild Field

For the historical term for the region north of the Black Sea, see Wild Fields.
This article can be expanded from the corresponding article '''Дикое поле (фильм, 2008)''' in the Russian Wikipedia
Wild Field

Russian language film poster
Russian: Дикое поле
Directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili
Produced by
  • Mikheil Kalatozishvili
  • Andrey Bondarenko
  • Sergey Snezhkin
Screenplay by
  • Pyotr Lutsik
  • Aleksey Samoryadov
Starring
Music by Aleksey Aygi
Cinematography Pyotr Dukhovskoy
Edited by Dmitri Dumkin
Production
company
Studio Barmalei
Release dates
  • June 12, 2008 (2008-06-12) (Kinotavr Sochi
    Open Russian Film Festival)
Running time
108 minutes
Country Russia
Language Russian

Wild Field (Russian: Дикое поле) is a 2008 Russian film directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili[1] from a well-known 1990s script by the late Pyotr Lutsik and Aleksey Samoryadov, and stars Oleg Dolin, Roman Madyanov, and Yuriy Stepanov.

Plot

Idealistic young Doctor Mitya (Oleg Dolin) goes to work in a remote steppe region of Kazakhstan. He brings a modicum of civilization to a barbaric world mired in alcoholism and violence. The physician expects his fiancée to join him there. At last she arrives in his village, only to let him know that she has met another man whom she wants to marry. An existential crisis ensues. The most sympathetic character in the village brutally stems the doctor in the stomach.

Cast

Reception

Despite the film's slow pacing, Wild Field was widely praised by Russian critics for its cinematography and exploration of existentialist angst.[2] The film won multiple Nika Awards including the "Best Screenplay" (Lutsik and Samoryadov), "Best Actor" (Oleg Dolin) and "Best Music" (Aleksei Aigi) categories.[3] It also won the "Best Feature Film" Golden Eagle Award.[4] At the 65th Venice International Film Festival the film won the Art Cinema Award.[5]

References

  1. Mark Deming. "Wild Field (2008) - Mikhail Kalatozishvili - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "Дикое поле – Журнал "Сеанс"". Журнал «Сеанс». Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "Nika Award - 2008 - Winners & Nominees". awardsandwinners.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. Номинанты Премии "Золотой Орел" за 2009 год [Nominees for the Prize "Golden Eagle Award" for 2009] (in Russian). National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  5. "65th Venice Film Festival 2008 - FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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