Come Back Free (2016)
A poetic documentary about life in a war-torn Chechen village, with the cemetery as its symbolic focal point. The village lives and breathes in unison. The Chechen gravediggers are always busy. Death is an everyday visitor. It does not even matter that yet another war has ended. The people live stuck in a circle of vengeance. They also gather into circles to chant prayers to God. Only the cows are grazing calmly next to the cemetery and the children are happily going about their business. The Chechens' parting words to one another are, "May you come back free!"
Director: Ksenia Okhapkina
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 52 min
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Screenplay
- Ksenia Okhapkina (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Vitaly Afanasiev, Ksenia Okhapkina
Editing: Mirjam Jegorov
Production: Vesilind
Country: Estonia
Language: Chechen, Pусский
Original Language: ru
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Come Back Free about?
- A poetic documentary about life in a war-torn Chechen village, with the cemetery as its symbolic focal point. The village lives and breathes in unison. The Chechen gravediggers are always busy. Death is an everyday visitor. It does not even matter that yet another war has ended. The people live stuck in a circle of vengeance. They also gather into circles to chant prayers to God. Only the cows are grazing calmly next to the cemetery and the children are happily going about their business. The Chechens' parting words to one another are, "May you come back free!"
- Who directed Come Back Free?
- Come Back Free was directed by Ksenia Okhapkina.
- How long is Come Back Free?
- Come Back Free has a runtime of 52m (52 minutes).
- What genre is Come Back Free?
- Come Back Free is a Documentary film.
- Where was Come Back Free produced?
- Come Back Free was produced in Estonia.