It's one of the most acclaimed films of the past year, and is also in the running for an Oscar later this month.
But the Russian feature 'Leviathan' is only now getting released in the country where it was made.
It's stirred controversy there with its depiction of state corruption in modern Russia.
Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports from Teriberka, North western Russia, where the film was made.
