17 August
( 17 Avgusta )

Alexander Gutman
2009 - 52 min - Vidéo - Couleur - Russie

The first prison in Russia for those sentenced to life terms. A single cell. “Prisoner Boris Bezotechestvo. Life sentence. Article 102. Triple murder.” Communing with a God who is indifferent to his fate. He prays, but is not a believer. His words filled the air of the cell. He talks and listens to himself. The space within the cell consumes him. His world is four walls and the view from the window. The prison physically thrusts the prisoner into Time. A long succession of days and nights allotted to him, after which comes “hell” or “heaven”.

Portrait | Prison | Russie


Author-Director : Alexander Gutman
Photography : Maxim Efros, Nikolay Volkov, Alexander Gutman
Sound : Leonid Lerner
Editing : Alexander Gutman
Delegate Producer : Atelier-Film-Alexander

Distribution


Distributor : Atelier-Film-Alexander

Distinctions

2011 - Festival International Jean Rouch, Paris (France) : Mention spéciale du jury
2010 - RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Montréal (Canada) : Mention spéciale Image