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Quiet Life
Directed byAlexandros Avranas
Written by
  • Stavros Pamballis
  • Alexandros Avranas
Starring
CinematographyOlympia Mytilinaiou
Edited byDounia Sichov
Music byTuomas Kantelinen
Production
company
Les Films du Worso
Distributed byElle Driver
Release date
  • 29 August 2024 (2024-08-29) (Venice)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
  • Greece
  • Finland
Languages
  • Russian
  • Swedish
  • English

Quiet Life is a 2024 drama film directed by Alexandros Avranas. It stars Chulpan Khamatova, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Naomi Lamp, and Miroslava Pashutina as a refugee family dealing with the effects of resignation syndrome. It premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2024.

Premise

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In 2018, Natalia, Sergei, and their two daughters, Alina and Katja, are living in Sweden, having fled their native Russia. After their asylum application is rejected, Katja falls into a mysterious coma caused by resignation syndrome.

Cast

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Production

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Director Alexandros Avranas was inspired to create the film after reading an article about resignation syndrome in The New Yorker. For his research, he met with Dr. Elisabeth Hultcrantz and Dr. Karl Sallin, leading experts of the condition.[1] Filming began in 2018.[2]

Release

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A clip from the film was released on 20 August 2024.[3] It premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2024 as part of the Orizzonti competition.[4][5]

Reception

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Marc van de Klashorst of the International Cinephile Society gave the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "a film that keeps its audience at arm's length, but also one that makes its message resonate and shows that humanity in the end conquers all."[6]

Serena Seghedoni of Loud and Clear Reviews gave the film two out of five stars, calling it "a jumbled mess" and writing, "Alexandros Avranas' Quiet Life doesn't quite know what to do with the fascinating, real-life phenomenon at its center, resulting in a mess of a movie with little to say."[7]

Allan Hunter of Screen Daily called the film "unsetlling" and "coolly intriguing".[8]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Result Ref.
Venice Film Festival 7 September 2024 Orizzonti Award for Best Film Nominated [9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "QUIET LIFE - Press Kit" (PDF). Elle Driver. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Chulpan Khamatova and the 'Quiet Life' at the Venice Film Fest". The Moscow Times. 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ Lavallée, Eric (20 August 2024). "Exclusive Clip: The Kids Aren't All Right in Alexandros Avranas 'Quiet Life'". IonCinema. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick; Shafer, Ellise (23 July 2024). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: 'Joker 2' With Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie's 'Maria' and Luca Guadagnino's Daniel Craig-Led 'Queer' to Debut in Competition". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ Aricò, Giacomo (2 August 2024). "Festival di Venezia 2024, il programma definitivo: film, date e star più attese dell'81esima edizione". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ van de Klashorst, Marc (29 August 2024). "Venice 2024 review: Quiet Life (Alexandros Avranas)". International Cinephile Society. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. ^ Seghedoni, Serena (29 August 2024). "Quiet Life Film Review: A Jumbled Mess". Loud and Clear Reviews. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ Hunter, Allan (30 August 2024). "'Quiet Life': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ Ford, Lily (7 September 2024). "Venice Film Festival Awards: Pedro Almodóvar Wins Golden Lion for 'The Room Next Door'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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