The Tribe

“Performed entirely in sign language with nary a subtitle nor a syllable of spoken dialogue, [this] prize-winning debut feature is an audacious coup de cinema.” - Variety

The title of this unprecedented film refers to a group of students at a gritty Kiev boarding school for the deaf who extort money from locals and travelers, or turn tricks at a nearby truck stop. When new student Sergei arrives and falls in love with Anya, the tribe finds its social hierarchy challenged. The violent, sexually explicit portrait of brutality and desperation is uniquely cast with only Ukranian sign-language users. Contains adult content.

Miroslav Slaboshpitsky | Ukraine | 2014 | 130 min