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  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 46 m

Summary This award-winning, stunningly beautiful documentary reveals how the Chechen War has psychologically affected children in Russia and in Chechnya. Divided into three episodes or 'rooms,' the film is characterized by an elegantly paced, observational style, which uses little dialog, minimal voice-over commentary and a spare but evocative m...

Directed By: Pirjo Honkasalo

Written By: Pirjo Honkasalo

  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Against Gravity
  • 1 h 46 m

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary This award-winning, stunningly beautiful documentary reveals how the Chechen War has psychologically affected children in Russia and in Chechnya. Divided into three episodes or 'rooms,' the film is characterized by an elegantly paced, observational style, which uses little dialog, minimal voice-over commentary and a spare but evocative m...

Directed By: Pirjo Honkasalo

Written By: Pirjo Honkasalo

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
67
60% Positive
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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40% Mixed
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90
Superbly conveys its themes of despair and lost opportunities.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
88
An achingly beautiful look at the most tragic victims of the longtime war in Chechnya: children.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
80
Walloping gut punch The 3 Rooms of Melancholia offers a harrowing docu look at war and militarism's wounds, as seen through the eyes of Russian and Chechen children.
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63
Consistently moving but never quite coalesces into a strongly coherent whole.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
60
Honkasalo's bleak, meditative 2004 documentary, about children who have been orphaned or dispossessed as a result of the Russian-Chechen conflict, eschews any attempts to make sense out of this long-running war.
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50
Frustratingly little here grapples with the day-to-day realities of life in Chechnya and the surrounding areas.
By Joshua Land FULL REVIEW
50
Shows that war is horrible, but fails to fully understand the people who experience the horror beyond their sad exteriors.
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Production Company Millenium Film Oy, ARTE, Lisbet Gabrielsson Film, Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion, Magic Hour Films ApS, Sveriges Television (SVT), Yleisradio (YLE), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Jul 27, 2005
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.ses.fi/en/film.asp?id=327
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Jussi Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Prix Italia
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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