Stars: Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Dave Bean, Adrian Scarborough, Adrian Scarborough, Perry Benson, David Auker, Bruce Byron, Katie Drinkwater, Lindsay Honey, Daniel Mobey, Marcus Redwood, Zoe Sharpe, Jim Trevellyan

Director: Paul Pavlikovsky

Summary: A young Russian mother along with her son, Artiom, arrives in England to join her fiance. When he doesn't appear she is left with no option but to claim political asylum. They are both taken to a holding centre in a seaside resort and whilst there she meets with Alfie, an amusement centre manager...

LAST RESORT, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, tells the story of a young Russian woman who travels to an unfamiliar country to reunite with her fiance, but instead finds herself in the midst of a waking nightmare. When Tanya (Dina Korzun) lands in England along with her 10-year-old son, Artiom (Artiom Strelnikov), she is crushed to discover that her soon-to-be-husband is nowhere to be found. Confused and ignorant, she naively asks the government for asylum and becomes a refugee in a dead-end coastal resort that is full of bewildered immigrants like her. Unfortunately, by the time she realizes that she's made a mistake, bureaucratic paperwork has already ensured that she must stay locked inside the walls of the barren dumping grounds for an indefinite period. Struggling to make ends meet, Tanya befriends a charming arcade manager, Alfie (Paddy Considine), while Artiom learns the ins and outs of vandalism. When it finally becomes clear to Tanya that she is only setting herself up for another heartbreak, she is forced to make a difficult decision that will affect the lives of everyone involved. Pawlikowski's bittersweet, inspiring love story, which blends documentary techniques with a dreamlike atmosphere, features a mesmerizing performance from the luminous Korzun.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Directors Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Filmography, Theatrical Trailer
Year:	2000
Release Date:	July 30, 2001
Runtime:	75 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R T 201 D V D
Keywords:	Last, General, Wide, Screen, Resort, Drama
Genre:	Drama