Apocrypha
Cast
Nicholas Purcell Quentin Mare Heather Matarazzo Carla Gugino 
Goran Visnjic
Credits
Written by: 
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Cinematography: Mikhail Krichman
Music: Andrey Dergachev
Editing: Affonso Gonçalves
Produced by: Emmanuel Benbihy Marina Grasic
Plot
A young boy picks up his father's camera, with which he accidentally films a dying romance between a man and a woman.
Sinekatalog’s take
A short Russian drama where a boy picks up his father's camera and records a dying romance. Austere and haunting, it carries the quiet intensity associated with its director.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (543 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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