Goodbye Golovin

'Goodbye Golovin', 2019

When home is a hopeless place, is it more courageous to stay - or to go? For Ian Golovin, his father's death is an emancipation. Suddenly untethered, he is determined to leave behind the old man's words, abandon the desolate high-rises and get out from under his old life to start over.

When home is a hopeless place, is it more courageous to stay - or to go? For Ian Golovin, his father's death is an emancipation. Suddenly untethered, he is determined to leave behind the old man's words, abandon the desolate high-rises and get out from under his old life to start over.

Director

Mathieu Grimard

Runtime

14 minutes

Type

Short

Genre

Drama

Keywords

teenager, coming of age, emigration, mourning, leaving home

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Goodbye Golovin

Mathieu Grimard, 2019

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Countries

Canada, Ukraine

Languages

Russian

Awards

Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

Winner

2020

Special Mention

14plus competition

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When home is a hopeless place, is it more courageous to stay - or to go? For Ian Golovin, his father's death is an emancipation. Suddenly untethered, he is determined to leave behind the old man's words, abandon the desolate high-rises and get out from under his old life to start over.

When home is a hopeless place, is it more courageous to stay - or to go? For Ian Golovin, his father's death is an emancipation. Suddenly untethered, he is determined to leave behind the old man's words, abandon the desolate high-rises and get out from under his old life to start over.

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When home is a hopeless place, is it more courageous to stay - or to go? For Ian Golovin, his father's death is an emancipation. Suddenly untethered, he is determined to leave behind the old man's words, abandon the desolate high-rises and get out from under his old life to start over.

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When home is a hopeless place, is it more courageous to stay - or to go? For Ian Golovin, his father's death is an emancipation. Suddenly untethered, he is determined to leave behind the old man's words, abandon the desolate high-rises and get out from under his old life to start over.

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