Unclenching The Fists

High in the mountains of North Ossetia a small mining town of Mizur nestles between the sheer cliffs. Following certain dramatic events, Zaur moved his children Ada, Akim and Dakko here. Zaur is a strict father who prizes discipline above all and doesn’t feel the difference between care and overprotection. His eldest son, Akim, already escaped from his father to work in Rostov, the closest city to Mizur. His younger brother, Dakko, has yet to decide what he wants from life, and their sister Ada is actively planning her escape. She is a grown woman but her father still treats her as a baby. Ada will soon realize that it will be very hard to escape her father's embrace and begin her own new life. The return of her older brother Akim will illuminate the family’s unspoken and unhealed traumas.

  • Kira Kovalenko
    Director
  • Kira Kovalenko
    Writer
  • Anton Yarush
    Writer
  • Lyubov Mulmenko
    Writer
  • Alexander Rodnyansky
    Key Cast
  • Sergey Melkumov
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL
    Sales Agent
    Country: France
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kira Kovalenko

Kira Kovalenko was born in Nalchik in 1989. Graduated from Alexander Sokurov’s directing workshop at Kabardino-Balkarian State University in 2015.

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