---
title: 'Unclenching the Fists (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kira Kovalenko'
released: '2021-07-10'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/unclenching-the-fists-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14775666/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Unclenching the Fists (2021)

2021 · 97 min · Drama · Russia

Original title: Les Poings dessérés

## Synopsis

Unclenching the Fists is a 2021 Ossetian-language Russian drama film directed by Kira Kovalenko. In July 2021, the film won the Un Certain Regard award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Russian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kira Kovalenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/kira-kovalenko)

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