Alex, who lives in an unnamed city, decides to move with his wife and two children to his family home in the countryside. The move changes his life in unexpected ways when Alexs wife Vera reveals a shocking secret. A story of loneliness, lack of understanding and the bitter relations between people, director Andrei Zvyagintsev bases this haunting, enigmatic film on William Saroyan's novel The Laughing Matter. The Banishment was nominated for the Palme dOr at the 2007 Festival de Cannes.
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