| Silent Souls | |
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| Directed by | Aleksey Fedorchenko |
| Written by | Denis Osokin |
| Produced by | Igor Mishin Maria Nazari |
| Starring | Yuri Tsurilo Igor Sergeyev Yuliya Aug Viktor Sukhorukov |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Krichman |
| Music by | Andrey Karasyov |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Silent Souls (Russian: Овся́нки, "The Buntings") is a 2010 Russian road drama film that was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival. It is based on a 2008 novella by Denis Osokin. The film was awarded the Golden Osella for best cinematography and a FIPRESCI award.[1] It was considered a frontrunner for the Golden Lion,[2] but did not win. However, it did win Best Screenplay (awarded to Denis Osokin) at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
- ^ "La Biennale di Venezia – Official Awards of the 67th Venice Film Festival". Labiennale.org. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ "AFP: In Venice, Russian, Chilean films favoured for Golden Lion". 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-12.