Leviathan

A local confrontation turns into an epic political and biblical allegory in a small Russian town, when a family has to deal with local political corruption. A critically lauded, award-winning masterpiece of a film.

Synopsis

On the outskirts of a small coastal town of the Barents Sea, where whales are commonly seen, lives an ordinary family: a couple with their teenage son. They have their own car repair shop right next to their house. The town mayor wants to take over their business, house and land, but they refuse to sell. As the mayor becomes more aggressive, the father asks a lawyer friend to help him, unaware that this will change his life forever.