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Documentarist Pawel Pawlikowski thoroughly merited his Bafta for this second foray into fictional film following The Stringer (1997). Not that he's abandoned authenticity altogether, as it's the gnawing sense of realism here that makes Russian emigrant Dina Korzun's plight all the more distressing. Arriving in the UK, she's detained in a holding centre, after being disowned by her fiancé. Korzun is equally misused by bureaucrats and internet pornographers as she tries to build a new life for herself and son, Artiom Strelnikov. With amusement arcade attendant Paddy Considine providing humour and humanity, and cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski capturing seaside Britain's bleak beauty, this is a powerful indictment of political hypocrisy and everyday indifference. DP
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Running time
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73min
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Country of origin
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UK
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Genre
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Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Pawel Pawlikowski, Rowan Joffe
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Theatrical distributor
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Artificial Eye
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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March 2001
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| British Academy Film Awards 2000 |
The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year |
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