Pamfir
Seen it?2022 | 100 min | Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It drew serious awards attention, though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When reformed ex-smuggler Pamfir returns home to his village on the Ukrainian border after working abroad for several years, he’s determined to earn an honest living and set a good example for his beloved teenage son Nazar. But in a town where corruption runs deep and crime and religion are inextricably linked, his plan is quickly thwarted when Nazar sets fire to the local church in a misguided effort to keep him at home. To pay for the damage, Pamfir must take on one last job for a crime syndicate operating a risky smuggling venture in a place where all the rules have changed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsStrong
Nominated for 1 Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$8 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
- Oleksandr YatsentiukLeonid/Pamfir
- Solomiia KyrylovaOlena
- Stanislav PotiakNazar
- Olena KhokhlatkinaMother
- Myroslav MakoviichukFather
- Ivan SharanVictor
- Oleksandr YaremaMorda
- Andrii KyrylchukBobul
- Ihor DanchukPastor Andrii
- Petro ChychukForester Vasyl