Alexandra (2008)

Alexandra is an elderly woman who has come to see her beloved grandson, a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. Beneath a scorching sun, with the enemy laying in wait beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, acquainting herself with the routines of military life, the boyish soldiers protecting her homeland, before making a mysterious trip into the outlying countryside. Featuring a monumental performance by Russian opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya, Alexandra is a viscerally powerful new film from the great Alexander Sokurov, director of Russian Ark. More »

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