Film

Alexei and the Spring

2002 · 1h 44m · Documentary

IMDb

8.3

180 kilometers down wind of Chernobyl, the village of Budische was evacuated except for 55 older residents who refused to leave and one young man, Alexei who wanted to stay with his parents. This is a simple story of life in Budische 14 years later, as told in voiceover by Alexei. The Belarus village is built around a common spring from which everyone draws water, toting it back to their homes, and to which the women walk to do their laundry outside.

• Seiichi MotohashiDirector
• Sadako KamiyaExecutive Producer
• Tokio KomatsubaraExecutive Producer
• Masafumi IchinoseDirector of Photography
• Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 20, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Documentary