In post-WWII Leningrad, two women, Iya and Masha (astonishingnewcomers Viktoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina),intensely bonded after fighting side by side as anti-aircraftgunners, attempt to readjust to a haunted world. As the film begins,Iya, long and slender and towering over everyone (hence the film’stitle), works as a nurse in a shell-shocked hospital, presiding overtraumatized soldiers. A shocking accident brings them closer andalso seals their fates. The 28-year-old Russian director KantemirBalagov won Un Certain Regard’s Best Director prize at the CannesFilm Festival for this richly burnished, occasionally harrowingrendering of the persistent scars of war.Special Features:-Interview with director Kantemir Balgov -Trailers
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