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Loveless

Loveless

A missing child. A marriage destroyed. A country in crisis.

20177.32h 2m

Overview

Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears.

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Written by Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
Produced by Gleb Fetisov, Sergey Melkumov, Alexander Rodnyansky
Box Office0Revenue: $3.9M

Top Cast

Maryana Spivak

Maryana Spivak

Zhenya

Aleksey Rozin

Aleksey Rozin

Boris

Matvey Novikov

Matvey Novikov

Alyosha

Alexey Fateev

Alexey Fateev

Coordinator

Marina Vasilyeva

Marina Vasilyeva

Masha

Andris Keišs

Andris Keišs

Anton

Nataliya Potapova

Nataliya Potapova

Zhenya's Mother

Sergey Borisov

Sergey Borisov

Police Officer

Anna Gulyarenko

Anna Gulyarenko

Masha's Mother

A

Artyom Zhigulin

Kuznetsov

Themes & Keywords

dysfunctional familydivorcemissing childloveless

About Loveless

Loveless is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of dysfunctional family, divorce, missing child, loveless. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, it stars Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov. Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears.

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