Leave of Absence
12'
Russia 2019
fiction, drama
| Director | Anton Sazonov |
| Scriptwriter | Anton Sazonov |
| DOP | Aidar Sharipov |
| Producer | Mikhail Marizov, Ekaterina Telegina, Anton Sazonov, Vadim Byrkin, Anastasia Pelevina, Jelena Iljushenok |
| Cast | Andrius Darela, Alexander Zotov, Daria Rumyantseva, Ion Doze |
Festivals
| 2019 | Locarno Film Festival (Pardi di domani Best Direction Prize (PIANIFICA)) |
| 2020 | Sundance Film Festival |
| 2020 | Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers |
| 2020 | Kino Pavasaris Vilnius Film Festival |
| 2020 | Tabor Film Festival |
| 2020 | Beach Film Festival |
| 2020 | ANONIMUL International Independent Film Festival |
| 2020 | Telluride Film Festival |
| 2020 | Bali International Short Film Festival |
| 2020 | Figari Film Festival |
| 2020 | Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival |
| 2020 | Pacific Meridian Film Festival |
| 2020 | Izmir International Short Film Festival |
| 2020 | Raindance |
| 2020 | Zagreb Film Festival |
| 2020 | Winter Apricots |
| 2021 | Minimalen Short Film Festival |
| 2021 | Tehran International Short Film Festival |
In Russia, supressed masculinity has led to a feeling of unfulfillment as men feel that the country rejects them, leading to a drastic decline in male life expectancy.
Anton Sazonov
Born in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) in 1989, Anton Sazonov obtained a degree in economics before he graduated from the Pro Arte School of Art Journalism. He also finished a directing course at the Moscow Film School, in the class of Alexey Popogrebsky. The short film The Impasse (2017) is his graduation work from film school. He won the Pardi Di Domani Best Direction Prize (PIANIFICA) for his second short Leave of absence (2019) at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival.