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| Russian | В тумане |
| Directed by | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Written by | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Based on | In the Fog byVasil Bykaŭ |
| Produced by | Heino Deckert |
| Starring | Vladimir Svirskiy |
| Cinematography | Oleg Mutu |
| Edited by | Danielius Kokanauskis |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
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| Budget | €2 million[1] |
| Box office | $194.594[2] |
In the Fog (Russian:В тумане) is a 2012war drama film written and directed bySergei Loznitsa.[3] Adapted fromVasil Bykaŭ's short story of the same name, the film follows thepartisans resistance inoccupied Belarus during World War II.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the65th Cannes Film Festival on 25 May 2012, winning theFIPRESCI Prize.[4][5] At the 2012Yerevan International Film Festival the film won the Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film.[6]
In 1942 in Belarus during theGerman occupation, the Germans face strong resistance from thepartisans and face the hatred of local people. The partisans suspect Sushenya, a track-walker, of collaboration with theNazis because he is the only one released of a group of workers who derailed a German train. Two of them capture Sushenya and lead him to the forest where they plan to shoot him. They fall into a trap set by the Germans who severely wound Burov, one of the partisans. Sushenya attempts to save his executioner's life by carrying the wounded partisan on his back to the nearest village. Nevertheless, Sushenya remains under suspicion. He laments that he was a well-respected and trustworthy village resident, raising a family in peace, before the war changed that forever.
In the Fog has an approval rating of 87% onreview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The consensus on the site states, "While it treads familiar narrative ground -- and is a mite predictable at times --In the Fog proves a smart, thought-provoking antidote to Hollywood action movies."[7] It also has a score of 78 out of 100 onMetacritic, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Writing forThe Guardian,Peter Bradshaw said it was "an intense, slow-burning and haunting drama."[9]