"Siberia, Monamour" by Slava Ross - a true drama about the fate of a boy, his grandfather and father in a small abandoned village in the heart of impassable Siberia. Belief in God, life and death, good and evil, truth and falsehood - these are not all the hot topics of this tragedy.

It is a film about the hard life of the Siberians, hard as the climate. Although at first many characters seem worthy of pity mixed with contempt, towards the end of the film they show their humanity, kindness, which shows us that in every man there is something good. An exception could be the thief, although even he is merciful to the child. In the end, somehow things are arranged, everyone somehow gets what he deserves. It's a good movie, I'll be happy to see it again anytime. The Russians make few but good films, they have a way of portraying the reality that the Americans did not find even in their good period, about the recent films it is not even worth talking about. Congratulations to the team that made this film.

Without a doubt one of a best Russian movie I have seen till date and one of a best among 2011 world movies. It tells the story of cruel Siberian natural environment and those men who are depending on it. Specially it deals between the good versus the bad, even some animals are in crucial part of this beautiful tale.

This movie distinguishes between the man, the animal and the nature. These three are the main ingredients of the story and the movie explains how they are related in this one world which they share for theirs survival by facing and defending each others all the time. The one who gain victory will be profitable for their survival and future. Of course it was concentrated more on human perspective which tells how the humans created borders within themselves by ethic, race, nationalism and all, who had to fight themselves others than the beasts and harsh mother nature.

This movie gives more meaning than what it was made of just like some modern art. If you had a vision you will get it just like an poet. The places where the movie was shot were amazing and breathtaking just like what I have seen in the other Russian movie 'Kray'. Camera work was good, a fine photography, it was the artistic capture of beautiful Siberia.