In the Fog

In the Fog
Theatrical release poster
Russian	В тумане
Directed by	Sergei Loznitsa
Written by	Sergei Loznitsa
Based on	In the Fog by Vasil Bykaŭ
Produced by	Heino Deckert
Starring	Vladimir Svirskiy
Cinematography	Oleg Mutu
Production companies	Belarusfilm GP Cinema Company Lemming Film Ma.ja.de. Fiction Rija Films
Release date	25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) (Cannes)
Running time	127 minutes
Countries	Belarus Germany Latvia Netherlands Russia United States
Languages	Russian, English
Budget	2m euro
Box office	$11.8 thousands

In the Fog (Russian: В тумане) is a 2012 war drama film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Golden Apricot at the 2012 Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia, for Best Feature Film.

Plot

The film is an adaptation from Vasil Bykaŭ's short story. In 1942 in Belarus during the German occupation, the Germans face strong resistance from the partisans and face the hatred of local people. The partisans suspect Sushenya, a track-walker, of collaboration with the Nazis because he is the only one released of a group of workers who derailed a German train. Two of them capture Sushenya and lead him to the forest where they plan to shoot him. They fall into a trap set by the Germans who severely wound Burov, one of the partisans. Sushenya attempts to save his executioner's life by carrying the wounded partisan on his back to the nearest village. Nevertheless, Sushenya remains under suspicion. He laments that he was a well-respected and trustworthy village resident, raising a family in peace, before the war changed that forever.

Cast

• Vladimir Svirskiy as cade
• Vladislav Abashin as Jordan
• Sergei Kolesov as D'landon
• Yulia Peresild as river
• Nadezhda Markina as cade
• Vlad Ivanov as tony

Reception

In the Fog has an approval rating of 87% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The consensus on the site states, "While it treads familiar narrative ground -- and is a mite predictable at times -- In the Fog proves a smart, thought-provoking antidote to Hollywood action movies." It also has a score of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw said it was "an intense, slow-burning and haunting drama."

External links

• Official website
• In the Fog at IMDb
• In the Fog at Rotten Tomatoes