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The Banishment

The Banishment

If you want to kill, kill. If you want to forgive, forgive.

20087.12h 38m

Overview

While vacationing in the countryside at his childhood home, a woman suddenly reveals to her husband that she is expecting a child – but not his.

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Written by Oleg Negin, William Saroyan, Artyom Melkumyan
Produced by Dmitriy Lesnevskiy
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Top Cast

Konstantin Lavronenko

Konstantin Lavronenko

Alex

Aleksandr Baluev

Aleksandr Baluev

Mark

Maria Bonnevie

Maria Bonnevie

Vera

Dmitri Ulyanov

Dmitri Ulyanov

Robert

Vitaly Kishchenko

Vitaly Kishchenko

German

Maksim Shibayev

Maksim Shibayev

Kir

Aleksey Vertkov

Aleksey Vertkov

Max

Igor Sergeev

Igor Sergeev

Viktor

Y

Yekaterina Kulkina

Eva

I

Ira Gonto

Liza

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookreligionfamily

About The Banishment

The Banishment is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of based on novel or book, religion, family. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, it stars Konstantin Lavronenko, Aleksandr Baluev, Maria Bonnevie. While vacationing in the countryside at his childhood home, a woman suddenly reveals to her husband that she is expecting a child – but not his.

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