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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 18 m
Silent Souls

Summary When Miron’s beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the rituals of the Merja culture, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe from Lake Nero, a picturesque region in West-Central Russia. Although the Merja people assimilated into Russians in the 17th century, their myths and traditio...

Directed By: Aleksey Fedorchenko

Written By: Denis Osokin, Aist Sergeyev

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 18 m

Silent Souls

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Universal Acclaim
8.3
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Summary When Miron’s beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the rituals of the Merja culture, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe from Lake Nero, a picturesque region in West-Central Russia. Although the Merja people assimilated into Russians in the 17th century, their myths and traditio...

Directed By: Aleksey Fedorchenko

Written By: Denis Osokin, Aist Sergeyev

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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87% Positive
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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13% Mixed
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100
Dec 22, 2011
A mystical masterpiece about a lonely man who helps a widower perform last rites for his wife, is an astonishing, haunting, sensual, lyrical, bleak and ultimately beautiful road-trip movie.
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100
Oct 10, 2011
Silent Souls is a marvel. Fedorchenko's expressive powers and his visual prowess are astonishing, and though the film's conclusion is abrupt and confounding, it feels right.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 8, 2011
Rife with earthy details and poetic associations, the movie often advances like a daydream.
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75
Sep 12, 2011
Folklore, rituals, and the past weigh heavily on Silent Souls, which is somewhat endemic of films from Fedorchenko's home country of Russia.
By Chris Cabin FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 13, 2011
Dour yet affirmative, this laconic, deliberately paced, beautifully shot movie seeks the archaic in the ordinary - and, though somewhat off-putting in its diffidence, largely succeeds.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 16, 2011
At a little over an hour, Silent Souls is hardly long, yet the camera's repeated focus on the wintry, gray country road they're traveling can feel somewhat ponderous -- like life itself, as one of the guys in the film might wryly point out.
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50
Sep 13, 2011
Beautifully assembled, but emotionally inert despite its focus on bereavement and love's endurance, Russian art film Silent Souls reps at the very least a significant step up for its helmer, Aleksei Fedorchenko.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 4 User Ratings
8.3
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Production Company Aprel Mig Pictures, Media Mir Foundation
Release Date Sep 16, 2011
Duration 1 h 18 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline In this land there are only two gods: love and water.
Website http://ovsyanki.ru/site/
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Awards

Russian Guild of Film Critics
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Nika Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Golden Eagle Awards, Russia
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations

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