Outskirts


1h 35m 1998

Brief Synopsis

The residents of a remote Russian village discover that the rights to the oil-rich land they live on have been sold out from under them. As the multinational corporation moves in, the environment is destroyed and people forced to move. But a small band are determined to get revenge, and begin an epi

Film Details

Also Known As
Okraina
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

The residents of a remote Russian village discover that the rights to the oil-rich land they live on have been sold out from under them. As the multinational corporation moves in, the environment is destroyed and people forced to move. But a small band are determined to get revenge, and begin an epic journey across the country to find the head of the company that has exploited them.

Film Details

Also Known As
Okraina
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of FIPRESCI prize for best film at the 1998 Chicago International Film Festival.

Winner of special prize (Petr Lutsik) at 1998 St Petersburg International Festival of Festivals.

Released in United States June 1998

Released in United States March 1999

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States on Video July 13, 2004

Released in United States September 1998

Released in United States Spring April 2, 2004

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 8-18, 1998.

Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (New Films from Eastern Europe) March 18-28, 1999.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.

Shown at St Petersburg International Festival of Festivals June 23-29, 1998.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-7, 1998.

Feature directorial debut for Petr Lutsik.

Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (New Films from Eastern Europe) March 18-28, 1999.)

Released in United States Spring April 2, 2004

Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at St Petersburg International Festival of Festivals June 23-29, 1998.)

Released in United States on Video July 13, 2004

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-7, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 8-18, 1998.)