The Factory
(Zavod)
Year: 2018
Country:
FRANCE, RUSSIA, ARMENIA
Language:
Russian
Run Time:
109 minutes
Life in small town Russia is difficult for the men who clock in at the factory every day. On top of struggling to support their families on meager wages, their paychecks are often withheld by the corrupt oligarch who owns the factory. Having nowhere else to go, many have endured this unjust treatment for decades, dedicating their lives to the factory. Upon receiving news that the plant is closing for good due to bankruptcy, and all 300 of its employees will lose their jobs without compensation, a small group of factory workers scheme to hold their boss hostage for ransom and to claim what they see as rightfully theirs. Things start off according to plan, but when the police are called, the stakes heighten and chaos gradually ensues. Tense and thrilling, THE FACTORY is an intimate heist film that captures the brutality and desperation of men who have nothing left to lose. (In Russian with subtitles) —G.S.
CIFF43 Screenings
Monday, April 01, 2019 at 3:50 PM
Thursday, April 04, 2019 at 9:25 PM
Competition
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Director
Yury Bykov
Born in Russia to a family of factory workers, Yuri Bykov studied acting in the famous VGIK and appeared in various theaters in Moscow after receiving his diploma in 2005. In 2006, Bykov started to write and direct, and two of his feature films, “The Major” and “The Fool”, enjoyed international theatrical releases. Bykov writes and directs his award-winning films and also edited, scored, and acted in his early projects.
Filmography
To Live! (2010), The Major (2013) –CIFF38, The Fool (2014) – CIFF39, THE FACTORY (2018)
Producers
Charles-Evrard Tchekhoff, Eduard Iloyan, Yury Bykov
Screenwriting
Yury Bykov
Cinematography
Vladimir Ushakov
Editing
Anna Krouty
Principal Cast
Denis Shvedov, Vladislav Abashine, Andrey Smolyakov, Alexander Bukharov, Dmitry Kulichkov, Alexander Vorobiev
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