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Dau

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Critics Reviews

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Guy Lodge Variety Sep 12, 2026
The film certainly announces itself as a grave and major work. But beneath the impressive, sometimes seizure-threatening sound and fury of its formal construction, “Dau” feels dramatically and rhetorically thin. Go to Full Review Raphael Abraham Financial Times Sep 10, 2026
5/5
At 195 minutes (plus interval), a film about an abused and abusive figure living through a gloomy period of Soviet oppression could easily have been a slog, but Khrzhanovsky constantly finds new ways to jolt you into rapt fascination. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International Sep 9, 2026
One emerges from Dau reeling -- exhausted, exhilarated, infuriated or perplexed -- but unavoidably affected. Go to Full Review Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) Sep 10, 2026
5/5
DAU, as we said, is not so much a film as an exaggeration, but an exaggeration that portrays us in our most intimate and minuscule ridiculousness. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Sep 9, 2026
4.5/5
It’s wearying to behold, troubling to gaze upon, and supremely satisfying as an artifact of an experimental artistic endeavor which could never be repeated. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Ilya Khrzhanovsky

Director

Teodor Currentzis

Actor

Radmila Shegoleva

Actor

Anatoliy Vassiliev

Actor

Maria Nafpliotou

Actor

Vladimir Azhippo

Actor

Movie Info

Director
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Producer
Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Philippe Bober, Leonid Lebedev
Screenwriter
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
Russian
Runtime
3h 15m
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