Alexandra
2007 · Movie · Not Rated · 95 min
★ 6.7(44)unSUB Rating
An elderly woman travels to a military base in Chechnya to visit her soldier grandson, bringing comfort as she tours the camp. Meanwhile, he wonders why she has come unexpectedly, and her visit reveals uneasy connections amid everyday routines of a war front.
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Details
- Original title
- Александра
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-06-03
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.0/10 (44 votes)
About
If you enjoy slow, atmosphere-driven dramas like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or Anna's War, you’ll likely appreciate Alexandra’s restrained, human look at war; Not for you if you want action, clear plot momentum, or straightforward explanations.
Pros: powerful lead performance; quiet, human tension; subtle anti-war tone | Cons: very slow pacing; thin narrative; dialogues can confuse
Cast & crew
Galina Vishnevskaya
as Aleksandra Nikolaevna
- VS
Vasily Shevtsov
as Denis
- RG
Raisa Gichaeva
as Malika
Evgeniy Tkachuk
as Andrey Kotunov
- AB
Andrei Bogdanov
- RS
Rustam Shakhgireyev
Aleksandr Alyoshkin
Aleksandr Kladko
- AN
Aleksei Neymyshev
Aleksandr Udaltsov
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov