The Different One (1989)

The protagonist has an existential hatred for a fellow soldier, who forces his friendship on him. Antipathy is replaced by mutual obsession, which has irreversible consequences. Masloboishchykov’s second film school project, which screened at Semaine de la critique, is based on the short novel Lagoftalm by the lesser-known writer, Dmitry Bakin. The military setting is conveyed through a combination of aggressive tensity and comic music, making it look and seem more like a prison or a madhouse.

Released Jan. 1, 1989 18 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: mdblist.two-actors

Production Companies: The High Courses of Script Writers and Film Directors (HCFDS), Dovzhenko Film Studios

Country: Soviet Union
Production Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian