text: Ivan and Andrei take the body across the forest, bring him on board the boat, and row back to where they came. While the boys are putting their gear in the car, the boat starts to drift away. Andrei screams, "Father!" and starts running towards the shore, followed by Ivan, but it is too late. The boat and the body are sinking. Ivan screams "Father!" for the first and the last time from the bottom of his heart. They get into the car and drive away. The film ends with photographs from their journey; since the father does not appear on any of them, there is no proof that Andrei and Ivan went on a trip with him.
  Cast
  Vladimir Garin as Andrei
  Ivan Dobronravov as Ivan (Vanya)
  Konstantin Lavronenko as Father
  Natalia Vdovina as Mother
  Production
  The Return was filmed on and around Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland. The budget of the film remains a secret, though in an interview the director and the producer hinted that it was well below $500,000. The director also mentioned that the producers made their money back even before it was screened at the Venice Film Festival. The film premiered in Russia on 16 October 2003, with the worldwide premiere taking place on 31 October 2003.
  Vladimir Garin drowned shortly after filming and two months before the film's debut. He was 16 years old.
  Reception
  Box office
  The Return grossed $4,429,093 worldwide.