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Mood:
- SincereTouching
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Plot:
- ImmigrantsLove AffairLove and RomanceSocietyPoliticsHuman NatureRacismComputers and Web more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- EnglandEuropeRussia
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- SeriousRealistic
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Last Resort, 2000
English, Russian
UK
Profile of Last Resort
Last Resort can be described as sincere and touching. The plot revolves around immigrants, a love affair, and society. The main genres are drama and romance. In terms of style, Last Resort is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Russia and England. Last Resort takes place in the 1990s.
Summary of Last Resort
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, Last Resort tells the story of a young Russian woman who travels to an unfamiliar country to reunite with her fiancé, but instead finds herself in the midst of a waking nightmare. When Tanya (Dina Korzun) lands in England along with her 10-year-old son, Artiom (Artiom Strelnikov), she is crushed to discover that her soon-to-be-husband is nowhere to be found. Confused and ignorant, she naively asks the government for asylum and becomes a refugee in a dead-end coastal resort that is full of bewildered immigrants like herself. Unfortunately, by the time she realizes that she's made a mistake, bureaucratic paperwork has already ensured that she must stay locked inside the walls of the barren dumping grounds for an indefinite period. Struggling to make ends meet, Tanya befriends a charming arcade manager, Alfie (Paddy Considine), while Artiom learns the ins and outs of vandalism. When it finally becomes clear to Tanya that she is only setting herself up for another heartbreak, she is forced to make a difficult decision that will affect the lives of everyone involved. Pawlikowski's bittersweet, inspiring love story, which blends documentary techniques with a dreamlike atmosphere, features a mesmerizing performance from the luminous Korzun.
Details
| Language: | English, Russian |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 23 February 2001 |
| Runtime: | 73 min |
Cast and Crew
as Tanya
as Artyom
as Alfie
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