LOVELESS (Nelyubov)

Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears…

This Russian movie had a great premise. The actors are good. It’s a well-made movie. There’s a very interesting soundtrack. The problem is that it’ so slow and didn’t have the emotional tension I was expecting.