The Banishment

Loosely based on a short story by American novelist William Saroyan, The Banishment is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of an unravelling marriage. Having left the city, Alex and Vera set up home with their children in a remote but idyllic-seeming country house. But then one day Vera makes a shocking confession, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to tragedy.

Acclaimed director Andrey Zvyagintsev confirms his position as an absolute master of style and mood with this award winning and stunningly photographed story of masculine pride, morality and betrayal.

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The Banishment

Andrey Zvyagintsev's second feature, following the success of The Return, again manages to mix genre and arthouse filmmaking into another tense, drama that grapples with notions of family and fatherhood. Noel Megahey reviews.