"Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev"

• The Return | Blu Ray | (16/04/2018) from £10.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes his feature debut with this haunting, poignant family drama. Teenage brothers Andrei (Vladimir Garin) and Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov) have lived with their mother (Natalya Vdovina) and grandmother (Galina Petrova) for as long as they can remember when their long-lost father (Konstantin Lavronenko) suddenly turns up after a twelve-year absence. While Andrei seems happy to see him, the younger Ivan is reluctant and suspicious of his father's motives. The three take a boat to a deserted island in a remote lake in the north of Russia - a trip which turns into an endurance test as the boys struggle to come to terms with their father's presence and cruel, mysterious ways

• Loveless (Nelyubov) | Blu Ray | (11/06/2018) from £13.98   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Still living under the same roof, Moscow couple Boris and Zhenya are in the final stages of a bitter divorce. Both have already found new partners and as the insults pour down like rain in this toxic familial battle zone, they need to settle the matter of who gets custody of their 12-year-old only son. Unheard, unloved, and above all, unwanted, the introverted and unhappy boy feels that he is an intolerable burden with his parents unaware that he can hear every single word. As a result, when Boris and Zhenya finally realize that Alyosha has been missing for nearly two days, is it already too late? Is this a simple case of a runaway or something else?

• The Banishment | Blu Ray | (16/04/2018) from £12.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Sumptuously photographed, the rural family drama from award-winning director Andrei Zvyagintsev. Set in an unnamed location and time, the story follows Alex (Konstantin Lavronenko), Vera (Maria Bonnevie), their young son and daughter, and Alex's brother Mark (Alexander Baluyev), as they relocate from the city to Alex and Mark's father's old house in the country. Once there, Vera tells Alex that she is pregnant by another man, causing Alex to face huge personal dilemmas, wondering whether to forgive her or exact revenge. Acting on advice from his malevolent brother, Alex demands that Vera terminate the pregnancy. But when complications suddenly arise, Alex's weakening grasp on reality threatens to place events beyond his control.Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

• Leviathan | Blu Ray | (09/03/2015) from £10.00   |  Saving you £9.99 (99.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A man employs a lawyer to help claim the land he lives on from the corrupt grasp of the town Mayor. But this begins a series of events that throw him into a whirlwind of problems infusing every area of his life from his family to his home. Leviathan is a Russian critically acclaimed domestic drama with epic themes. Nominated for the Palme D or at Cannes and winner of their Best Screenplay competition. Also won Best International Film at the Munich Film Festival.

• The Return | DVD | (16/04/2018) from £8.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes his feature debut with this haunting, poignant family drama. Teenage brothers Andrei (Vladimir Garin) and Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov) have lived with their mother (Natalya Vdovina) and grandmother (Galina Petrova) for as long as they can remember when their long-lost father (Konstantin Lavronenko) suddenly turns up after a twelve-year absence. While Andrei seems happy to see him, the younger Ivan is reluctant and suspicious of his father's motives. The three take a boat to a deserted island in a remote lake in the north of Russia - a trip which turns into an endurance test as the boys struggle to come to terms with their father's presence and cruel, mysterious ways

• Leviathan | DVD | (09/03/2015) from £7.69   |  Saving you £8.30 (107.93%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A man employs a lawyer to help claim the land he lives on from the corrupt grasp of the town Mayor. But this begins a series of events that throw him into a whirlwind of problems infusing every area of his life from his family to his home. Leviathan is a Russian critically acclaimed domestic drama with epic themes. Nominated for the Palme D or at Cannes and winner of their Best Screenplay competition. Also won Best International Film at the Munich Film Festival.

• Loveless (Nelyubov) | DVD | (11/06/2018) from £6.01   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Still living under the same roof, Moscow couple Boris and Zhenya are in the final stages of a bitter divorce. Both have already found new partners and as the insults pour down like rain in this toxic familial battle zone, they need to settle the matter of who gets custody of their 12-year-old only son. Unheard, unloved, and above all, unwanted, the introverted and unhappy boy feels that he is an intolerable burden with his parents unaware that he can hear every single word. As a result, when Boris and Zhenya finally realize that Alyosha has been missing for nearly two days, is it already too late? Is this a simple case of a runaway teenager or something else?

• The Banishment | DVD | (15/12/2008) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A husband, wife and two children (a boy and a girl) come from an industrial city to the countryside, to the husband's birth-place, to stay in his father's old house.

• Elena | DVD | (11/02/2013) from £10.73   |  Saving you £5.26 (32.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Elena and Vladimir come from very different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy, cold man, while Elena comes from a modest background, serving as his docile wife. The two of them have met late in life, each with a child from a previous marriage. Vladimir has a distant relationship with his daughter. In contrast, Elena desperately tries to save her alcoholic son and his family from poverty with means she alone could not provide. When her husband Vladimir has a heart attack, he suddenly realizes his time on earth is limited. A tender but brief reunion with his daughter leads him to name her as the sole heir to his fortune. When Vladimir announces this change to Elena, her hope to help her son quickly vanishes. Submissive housewife Elena then comes up with a plan to provide her son and his family with a real change in life. Special Features: Interview with Andrey Zvyagintsev.

• Elena | Blu Ray | (11/02/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Elena and Vladimir come from very different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy, cold man, while Elena comes from a modest background, serving as his docile wife. The two of them have met late in life, each with a child from a previous marriage. Vladimir has a distant relationship with his daughter. In contrast, Elena desperately tries to save her alcoholic son and his family from poverty with means she alone could not provide. When her husband Vladimir has a heart attack, he suddenly realizes his time on earth is limited. A tender but brief reunion with his daughter leads him to name her as the sole heir to his fortune. When Vladimir announces this change to Elena, her hope to help her son quickly vanishes. Submissive housewife Elena then comes up with a plan to provide her son and his family with a real change in life. Special Features: Interview with Andrey Zvyagintsev.

• The Return | DVD | (29/01/2008) from £11.87   |  Saving you £8.12 (68.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two brothers the headstrong Ivan and his gentle elder sibling Andrey live with their mother in a remote Russian town. One day their lives are shattered by the appearance of their long-lost father whom they can only recollect from a ten year old photograph. The reappearance brings with it a whole host of unanswered questions. Is he really their father and why has he come back after all this time? Reunited on a fishing trip tensions quickly come to the surface and events take a tr