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How I Ended This Summer
Alexei Popogrebski's taut psychological drama depicts two Arctic meteorologists (a veteran and a novice); secrets, lies and isolation take their toll
Director: Alexei Popogrebsky
Overview
In Alexei Popogrebski's taut psychological drama about two Russian meteorologists - one a veteran, the other a novice - thrown together at a remote Arctic outpost, the tension fuelled by the isolation and exacerbated by secrets and lies is eloquently expressed by muscular performances and careful narrative pacing. Striking images of the windswept location and the music enhance the fraught mood
Contains infrequent strong language and moderate threat
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