Koktebel – a resort town in the Crimea – is the holy grail for a father and his young son, whom we first encounter wandering along a remote, rural road. ‘Are we going to walk all the way?' asks the little boy. ‘No – we're going to take a taxi,' replies his dad sardonically, hinting at the quiet, often unspoken and restrained drama that will unfold. 'Koktobel' explores a fragile father-son relationship that is clearly informed by past events of which we know (and discover) very little. There's a careful attention to the visual, the camera is calm, often static, and the emphasis is on lyrical and smart composition as much as human drama. Not that the writing and performances are in any way slight: small moments of interaction (the son revealing a fear that his father will get drunk; his jealousy when he meets a woman) speak volumes. Quiet and intelligent, a road movie of a most mysterious sort.