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How I Ended This Summer

movies|how%20i%20ended%20this%20summer|2011-04-07

A polar station on a desolate island in the Arctic Ocean. A seasoned meteorologist and a recent college graduate, are spending months in complete isolation.

Editorial

You may not consider a weather station on a remote Russian island to be the perfect place for your summer vacation. You'd be right. Young Pavel (Grigory Dobrygin) gets a message for his stoic mentor Sergei (Sergei Puskepalis), but the news is so shocking, he can't deliver it.

The more he waits, the worse the delay becomes, until the consequences are dire. Russian dire. Winning Best Picture at the Russian Academy Awards, How I Ended This Summer has a host of international awards, including both leads sharing Berlin's Silver Bear for Best Actor.

In a world where only radioactivity can keep you warm, this is one for the cineastes. Enjoy the bleak black comedy of Russian tragedy, and feel the bitter cold of a unique Siberian summer.

Oscar HillerstrÃ–m