The Banishment

The Banishment
The Banishment
	Russian poster
Directed by	Andrey Zvyagintsev
Screenplay by	Artyom Melkumian; Oleg Negin; Andrey Zvyagintsev
Based on	The Laughing Matter; by William Saroyan
Produced by	Dmitri Lesnevsky
Starring	Konstantin Lavronenko; Maria Bonnevie; Aleksandr Baluev
Cinematography	Mikhail Krichman
Edited by	Anna Mass
Music by	Andrei Dergachyov; Arvo Pärt
Distributed by	Intercinema XXI Century
Release dates	18 May 2007 (Cannes Film Festival); 2 October 2007 (Russia);
Running time	157 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

The Banishment (Russian: Изгнание, Izgnanie) is a 2007 Russian psychological drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. The film is a loose adaptation of The Laughing Matter, a 1953 novel by Armenian-American writer William Saroyan.^[1] It stars Konstantin Lavronenko and Maria Bonnevie.

The film premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. Lavronenko won the Best Actor award at the festival.^[2] It was released in Russian cinemas on 2 October 2007. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

^ Weissberg, Jay (18 May 2007). "The Banishment review". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
^ "Festival de Cannes: The Banishment". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

[variety-1] Weissberg, Jay (18 May 2007). "The Banishment review". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

[festival-cannes.com-2] "Festival de Cannes: The Banishment". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

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