Ivan, the younger brother played by Ivan Dobronravov, confronts Russia’s past personified by his returning father. 3/17/2015 A World Without a “White Tiger”? The Geopolitics of Zvyagintsev’s “The Return” By J.Hawk Continuing the discussion of Russian films with geopolitical themes, one cannot overlook Zvyagintsev’s 2003 “The Return”. Zvyagintsev who recently made headlines with his Oscar-nominated … Continue reading Movie of the Week: “The Return”