The Three Rooms of Melancholia


1h 46m 2004

Brief Synopsis

The Chechen war is the setting for the film. The inability of adults to resolve the war gives rise to a generation upon whom hatred has been visited like the issue of a deity incarnate. Children have taken on a burden of hatred which they believe springs from within. The transposed hatred casts a pa

Film Details

Also Known As
3 Rooms of Melancholia, The, Melancholian 3 Huonetta, Melancholian kolme huonetta, Three Rooms of Melancholia
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Finnish Film Foundation; Zdf/Arte
Distribution Company
Folkets Bio; Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh
Location
Chechnya; Russia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 46m

Synopsis

The Chechen war is the setting for the film. The inability of adults to resolve the war gives rise to a generation upon whom hatred has been visited like the issue of a deity incarnate. Children have taken on a burden of hatred which they believe springs from within. The transposed hatred casts a pall to the depths of their minds; they are accompanied throughout their lives by an inexplicable melancholia and sudden outbursts of rage.

Film Details

Also Known As
3 Rooms of Melancholia, The, Melancholian 3 Huonetta, Melancholian kolme huonetta, Three Rooms of Melancholia
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Finnish Film Foundation; Zdf/Arte
Distribution Company
Folkets Bio; Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh
Location
Chechnya; Russia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 46m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 2005

Released in United States September 2004

Released in United States Summer July 27, 2005

Shown at Venice International Film Festival September 1-11, 2004.

Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)

Released in United States Summer July 27, 2005

Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival September 1-11, 2004.)