The Edge

– The action takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Siberian hinterland, amo..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
Край
The Edge (2010) - Also known as Край

The action takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Siberian hinterland, among Russians and Germans with damaged personal stories and a strange transformation: the victors seem to be crawling into the skins of the defeated, and vice versa. Ignat, is the embodiment of the larger-than-life image of the Soviet victorious warrior who, in fact, proves to be shell-shocked, sick and broken, although not completely destroyed. Trains become fetish for the heroes of the film, and speed becomes a mania; they virtually become one with their steam engines, while the machines take on human names. The heroes set up an almost fatal race in the Siberian forest, risking their own lives and those of others.

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The Edge (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Sep 2010

Language:

Russian, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Aleksey Uchitel

Writer:

Aleksandr Gonorovskiy (story), Aleksandr Gonorovskiy, Gerard Michael MacCarthy (English language adaptation)

Main Actors:

Vladimir Mashkov, Anjorka Strechel, Yuliya Peresild, Sergey Garmash

Plot:

The action takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Siberian hinterland, among Russians and Germans with damaged personal stories and a strange transformation: the victors seem to be crawling into the skins of the defeated, and vice versa. Ignat, is the embodiment of the larger-than-life image of the Soviet victorious warrior who, in fact, proves to be shell-shocked, sick and broken, although not completely destroyed. Trains become fetish for the heroes of the film, and speed becomes a mania; they virtually become one with their steam engines, while the machines take on human names. The heroes set up an almost fatal race in the Siberian forest, risking their own lives and those of others.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 14 nominations.

Production:

Russian Film Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10