An apocalyptic journey through the dark heart of the new
Russia. Three strangers meet in a Moscow bar one late night and spin
fantastic stories, all of them lies. They depart and journey their separate
ways through a landscape filled with de øcaying meat, wild dogs,
ravenous crones, cloned piglets, and modern industrial horrors. A completely
unique and disturbing film, 4 was held up by Russian censors who wanted
40 minutes cut, but relented after the film won acclaim at film festivals
around the world.
Official Selection:
Venice Film Festival
Rotterdam Film Festival (Winner: Best Film)
Los Angeles
Seattle (Winner: Best New Director)
Tribeca
"The stark surreal images evoke a mixture
of terror and absurdity that comes as close to the experience of an
actual nightmare as anything Ive seen on the screen."
-Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s nightmarish Russian
tone poem stunned audiences at January’s Rotterdam Film Festival.
We can safely tell you to believe the hype. Strange and sick-making,
4 will haunt you for days."
-TIME OUT NEW YORK
"This jaw-dropping whatsit is a grandiose
study of barbarism and decay, a treatise on the way of all flesh."
-Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
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