---
title: 'The Return (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrey Zvyagintsev'
released: '2003-06-25'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-return-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376968/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Return (2003)

2003 · 106 min · Drama, Thriller · Russia

Original title: Возвращение

## Synopsis

The Return is a 2003 Russian coming-of-age drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev and released internationally in 2004. It tells the story of two Russian boys whose father suddenly returns home after a 12-year absence. He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of survivability of almost mythic proportions.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrey Zvyagintsev](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrey-zvyagintsev)
- **Screenplay:** [Vladimir Moiseenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-moiseenko), [Aleksandr Novototsky-Vlasov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-novototsky-vlasov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrey Dergachyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrey-dergachyov)
- **Producer:** [Dmitry Lesnevsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmitry-lesnevsky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mikhail Krichman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-krichman)
- **Editor:** [Vladimir Mogilevsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-mogilevsky)

## Cast

- [Konstantin Lavronenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/konstantin-lavronenko)
- [Natalia Vdovina](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalia-vdovina)
- [Vladimir Garin](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-garin)
- [Ivan Dobronravov](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-dobronravov)

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Official site: http://www.kino.com/thereturn/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-return-2003
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