RETURN is not only a renowned film by Andrey Zvyagintsev. It is now also a book, authored by the well-known Moscow photographer Vladimir Mishukov.

It is indeed a book. Although it takes the form of a photo album, in terms of content, RETURN is almost a literary work. Essentially, it is a collection of stories in pictures. Poignant stories, interwoven with semantic, textual, and contextual connections, come together to form a compelling narrative.

Actors behind the scenes. The film set. The atmosphere. The circumstances of filming. Off-set moments. Random people. Objects... Perhaps one could name and list everything captured by the camera. But why? As the saying goes, it's better to see once than to "hear" once. Especially since the book "Return" - much like the film - demands a viewer.