History Film / Loveless2017

* DownerEnding: Alyosha has not been found after two years, Zhenya and Boris have divorced and Boris doesn't care much about the new child he had with Masha.

* MeaningfulName: Zhenya and Boris have a surname Sleptsov which is derived from the Russian word slepoy or "blind". This would [[{{Anvilicious}} be overdoing]] it, however the surname is only rarely mentioned in the film and on most sites Zhenya and Boris have only names.

The story is about two separated parents living apart in the suburbs of Moscow, Zhenya (played by Maryana Spivak) and Boris (played by Aleksey Rozin). Their affection is long forgotten and their relationship has become loveless. They are temporarily brought together after their only son, 12 year old Alyosha (played by Matvey Novikov), disappears.

* AdultFear: Boris and Zhenya didn't care much about Alyosha and didn't provide him love before, but they're still genuinely concerned when he runs away and doesn't come back.

* ArtImitatesArt: Some shots are similar to paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Including The ''Hunters in the Snow''.

Has nothing to do with the BoysLove Manga ''Manga/{{Loveless}}''.

* EvilOldFolks: Zhenya's mother who is very abusive during the visit of her daughter and son-in-law.

* MeaningfulName: Zhenya and Boris have a surname Sleptsov which is derived from the Russian word slepoy or "blind". This would [[{{Anvilicious}} be overdoing]] it however the surname is only rarely mentioned in the film and on most sites Zhenya and Boris have only names.

* RedHerring: The film frequently hangs shots on seemingly innocuous background characters as if they were somehow responsible for Alyosha's kidnapping. [[spoiler: None of them are.]]

* UncertainDoom: Alyosha. Was he kidnapped while running away? Was he murdered? Did he commit suicide in a remote part of the forest? Did he die by accident? Did he change of identity altogether while never contacting anyone from his previous life anymore?

Has nothing to do with the BoysLove Manga ''Manga/{{Loveless}}''

The film was shot in Moscow, with international support after the [[UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia Russian government]] disapproved of Zvyagintsev's 2014 film ''Film/{{Leviathan|2014}}''. It won the Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the 90th UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Foreign Language Film.

* ShoutOut: Some shots are similar to the pictures by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Including The ''Hunters in the Snow''.

* TheFundamentalist: Boris' unseen boss is a Russian Orthodox fundamentalist who sports a beard, only employs baptized Orthodox people, takes his employees on pilgrimages instead of more "fun" holidays and fires them as soon as he learns that they're divorced. The last part makes Boris quite nervous, as he's precisely in the middle of a divorce.

* TheFundamentalist: Boris' unseen boss is a Russian Orthodox fundamentalist who sports a beard, only employs baptized Orthodox people, takes his employees on pilgrimages instead of more "fun" holidays and fires them as soon as he learns that they're divorced. Zhenya's mother is also one, to some extent.

* AbusiveParents: While not physically abusive, Zhenya frequently mistreats and belittles Alyosha while Boris is mostly just neglectful and apathetic.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Masha. Initially coming across as much warmer and sincere than the frigid Zhenya, one key scene reveals that she couldn't possibly care less about Alyosha when she tries to get him to stop by for sex while he's in the middle of a search.

* MyBelovedSmother: The mother of Zhenya treats her like dirt ever since she got pregnant with Boris outside of marriage.

* MeaningfulName: Zhenya and Boris have a surname Sleptsov which is derived from the Russian word slepoy or "blind". This would [{{Anvilicious}} be overdoing]] it however the surname is only rarely mentioned in the film and on most sites Zhenya and Boris have only names.

* TheCoroner: Zhenya and Boris go to the morgue as there is an unidentified dead child there, and a coroner unveils the corpse to them. Zhenya is horrified at the sight of the mutilated corpse and starts crying, but confirms it isn't Alyosha.

* PoliceAreUseless: Invoked but zigzagged. The police officer makes it clear to Zhenya that the police can't help her and Boris much in the search for Alyosha since they're undermanned, but still leads them to a missing people search group with volunteers.

The film was shot in Moscow, with international support after the [[UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia Russian government]] disapproved of Zvyagintsev's 2014 film ''Film/{{Leviathan|2014}}''. It won the Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and has been nominated for the 90th UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Foreign Language Film.

* HystericalWoman: Zhenya's mother is borderline hysterical.

* PoliceAreUseless: The police officer makes it clear to Zhenya that the police can't help her and Boris much in the search for Alyosha since they're undermanned, but still leads them to a missing people search group with volunteers.

The story is about two separated parents living in the suburbs of Moscow, Zhenya (played by Maryana Spivak) and Boris (played by Aleksey Rozin) living apart. Their affection is long forgotten and their relationship has become loveless. They are temporarily brought together after their only son, 12 year old Alyosha (played by Matvey Novikov), disappears.