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In an industrial town in the Northern Caucasus, Ada, one of the many victims of the 2004 school siege in Beslan carried out by Chechens demanding Russia's withdrawal from their country, is kept under the excessive control of her father Zaur (Alik Karaev).
Still recovering from the trauma of the attack, Ada struggles to escape the stifling grip of the family she both loves and rejects, even if it means marrying Tamik (Arsen Khetagurov), a hometown loser, or fleeing on the back of her older brother Akim’s motorcycle.
Unclenching The Fists, Kira Kovalenko's second feature film, won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes Film Festival.
Still recovering from the trauma of the attack, Ada struggles to escape the stifling grip of the family she both loves and rejects, even if it means marrying Tamik (Arsen Khetagurov), a hometown loser, or fleeing on the back of her older brother Akim’s motorcycle.
Unclenching The Fists, Kira Kovalenko's second feature film, won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes Film Festival.
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Cast:
Milana Aguzarova, Alik Karae, Soslan Khugaev -
Original Title:
Unclenching the Fists -
Country:
Russia -
Year:
2021 - 97' Subtitles: EN, PT
Director
Kira Kovalenko
Kira Kovalenko was born on December 12, 1989 in Naltchik, Federal Republic of the Russian Federation, where she grew up. She studied at the Alexander Sokurov Film Atelier at Kabardino-Balkarian State University, where she directed many short films during her academic career. Her feature film debut was with Sofichka, in 2016.
Unclenching the Fists, her second film, was shown at the Cannes Festival 2021, and won the Un Certain Regard award.
Unclenching the Fists, her second film, was shown at the Cannes Festival 2021, and won the Un Certain Regard award.
