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Silent Souls

2010 · Movie · 77 min

6.8(67)unSUB Rating

Drama

A grieving man travels to lay his wife to rest in a place tied to their past, accompanied by a photographer who listens as he shares intimate memories. Along the way, the journey blends personal recollection with the rituals and beliefs of a small Finno-Ugric people from the Northern Volga region.

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Details
Original title
Овсянки
Years
2010
Release date
2010-06-06
Language
Russian
Runtime
77 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.4/10 (67 votes)
Budget
$1,400,000
About

You may like this if you want a quiet, reflective drama about mourning, memory, and tradition, with a somber tone similar to My Joy or In the Fog; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear-cut answers.

Pros: intimate grief journey; evocative cultural rituals; reflective, memory-driven story | Cons: slow, quiet pacing; minimal plot action; heavy, somber mood

Themes

  • river
  • dead body
  • chubby woman
  • typewriter
  • ancient culture
  • love for wife

Cast & crew

  • Yuliya Aug

    Yuliya Aug

    as Tanya

  • Igor Sergeev

    Igor Sergeev

    as Aist

  • Viktor Sukhorukov

    Viktor Sukhorukov

    as Vesa

  • Yuriy Tsurilo

    Yuriy Tsurilo

    as Miron

  • VM

    Vyacheslav Melekhov

    as Bird Seller

  • YT

    Yulia Tushina

    as Aist's Mother

  • IT

    Ivan Tushin

    as Young Aist

  • LS

    Leisan Sitdikova

    as Rimma

  • Olga Dobrina

    Olga Dobrina

    as Yuliya

  • SY

    Sergey Yarmolyuk

    as Inspector

Directed by Alexey Fedorchenko