IN THE FOG
It is 1942 and the western edge of the USSR is under German occupation. In the region, local partisans are waging a brutal battle against their foreign enemies. Sushenya, an innocent rail worker, is arrested with a band of saboteurs when a train is derailed not far from his village. The German officer decides to set him free rather than hang him with the others, but rumors of Sushenya’s treason spread quickly and partisans Burov and Voitik seek revenge. Captured by the partisans, Sushenya is led through the forest where they are ambushed. Soon he finds himself one-on-one with his wounded enemy, forced to make a moral choice under immoral circumstances.
NYT CRITIC’S PICK
Haunting, beautifully shot… stunning!
– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
“Compelling… intellectual… remarkable… a jewel!”
– Variety
“An intense, slow-burning and haunting drama”
– The Guardian
“A better anti-summer blockbuster is hard to imagine”
– Village Voice
DIRECTOR:
Sergei Loznitsa
WRITER:
Sergei Loznitsa
PRODUCER:
Heino Deckert
CAST:
Country of Origin: Germany/Russia/Latvia/The Netherlands/Belarus
Format: DCP/Color
Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Running Time: 128 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
In Russian with English Subtitles