World Cup, Season 3, Match 1A: Russia vs Iran vs Croatia vs Burkina Faso

[Armoreska]

16 voters in the first week. Let's keep up that pace, people!

if we could triple that, would be awesome

[cayado-coro]

1. Buud Yam (Burkina Faso)
2. Ne okreci se sine (Croatia)
3. Gavaznha (Iran)
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego (Russia)

No strong favorites in this group, but high average level.

[Muellwind]

1. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
2. Ne okreci se sine
3. Buud Yam
4. Gavaznha

[jvv]

1. Ne okreci se sine (Croatia) - 8/10
2. Buud Yam (Burkina Faso) - 7/10
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego (Russia) - 7/10
4. Gavaznha (Iran) - 6/10

Ne okreci se sine - Maybe because it is also centered around a father-son relationship, but this reminded me of Bicycle Thieves
Buud Yam - Plays out very much like a fairy tale
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego - It was quite clear from the beginning who the hero of the story was going to be
Gavaznha - So much misery, rather depressing movie

[Mario Gaborović]

Russia in trouble.

[Armoreska]

Any update on the situation?

[Mario Gaborović]

1. Ne okreći se sine 35-22
2. Buud Yam 30-27
3. Gavaznha 26-31
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego 23-34

I dunno how Joachim counts & adds additional votes to average ranking unless he goes from the beginning each time, which I'm lazy to do now.

[monty]

16 voters in the first week. Let's keep up that pace, people!

I'm afraid to vote...

[zhangalan]

16 voters in the first week. Let's keep up that pace, people!

I'm afraid to vote...

Why? Your vote should have less influence than mine and Arthur's.

[blocho]

Russia in trouble.

They said the same at Stalingrad.

[tarr]

1. Gavaznha
2. Ne okreci se sine
3. Buud Yam
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego

Quite a tight match, except the Russian entry. I just couldn't get in tune with it.

[joachimt]

1. Ne okreći se sine 35-22
2. Buud Yam 30-27
3. Gavaznha 26-31
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego 23-34

I dunno how Joachim counts & adds additional votes to average ranking unless he goes from the beginning each time, which I'm lazy to do now.

Excel. I only put in the new votes and the rest is a matter of lots of formulas.

Adding tarr's vote:

Average ranking
1. Ne okreci se sine: 2.15 (37-23)
2. Buud Yam: 2.45 (31-29)
3. Gavaznha: 2.55 (29-31)
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 2.85 (23-37)

Tie-breakers, although they are not needed at the moment:

Head to head
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego - Gavaznha: 7 - 13
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego - Ne okreci se sine: 7 - 13
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego - Buud Yam: 9 - 11
Gavaznha - Ne okreci se sine: 8 - 12
Gavaznha - Buud Yam: 8 - 12
Ne okreci se sine - Buud Yam: 12 - 8

Number of #1-votes
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 3
Gavaznha: 5
Ne okreci se sine: 7
Buud Yam: 5

Number of #4-votes
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 8
Gavaznha: 5
Ne okreci se sine: 2
Buud Yam: 5

[Nathan Treadway]

1. Ne okreci se sine
2. Gavaznha
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
4. Buud Yam

[Armoreska]

Kholodnoe leto '53 7/10
Ne Okreci Se Sine 7/10
Gavaznha 7/10
Buud Yam 5(.5)/10

pretty arbitrary, and it's been a long time I've seen Russia, and the other two are low 7ish and pretty tied

I finished the sub (spent the whole day+ on it)
If someone will proof it that'd be dandy

Attachments:

• Ne_okreci_se_sine_en.srt (70.38 KB)

[klaus78]

1. Ne okreci se sine (Croatio) 8/10
2. Buud Yam (Burkina Faso) 7/10
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego (Russia) 7/10
4. Gavaznha (Iran) 5/10

[Mario Gaborović]

"Knowing - feeling, more likely - that father is one of the most important and loving persons in the life of a boy, especially when he grows up and when he's about to find his own place in a complex, often contradictory world filled with danger, perplexed above all; feeling that in the times of war conflict and revolution being alone means being nobody - engineer Novak sets out to find his son. Once he sees him, he's all overwhelmed by joy: here's the being without whose closeness and intimacy life has no warmth or sense.
But right then, in the moment of rare happiness, Novak is faced with the enormous pain by finding out that his son has taken a path of inhumanity, that he embraced the concept of crime, the skills of fierce and cynical murders. Beyond the newborn joy, doubts and despair accumulate. But even then, as well as later on, the plan that is to be realized is obstacled with many questions: "Should I just leave alone, or go together with my son? He's a little Nazi now. Is it worth a try at all?"
Exactly these questions will make the decision: he must not let his son fall into the hands of enemies of the human kind. Having his son again - that means offering this child a possibility to enter real life, which is a fight for happiness and well-being of others; to win him again as a human value. In other words, to save him for others and himself, save a personality and free spirit."

[Armoreska]

Anyone tried the new sub yet? I just started the movie with it for the first time. Looks good enough
There was some stuff in the old one that didnt even make sense

[Mario Gaborović]

Anyone tried the new sub yet? I just started the movie with it for the first time. Looks good enough
There was some stuff in the old one that didnt even make sense

Most of the regular participants have already seen the films & voted. Though imperfect subs didn't bother this film to win affection more than other did, obviously.

The difference between 2. and 4. place is, on the other hand, so small that a couple of votes can change the rankings.

[klaus78]

Anyone tried the new sub yet? I just started the movie with it for the first time. Looks good enough
There was some stuff in the old one that didnt even make sense

I did. Didn't notice any mistakes, thanks for your work!

[Armoreska]

Anyone tried the new sub yet? I just started the movie with it for the first time. Looks good enough
There was some stuff in the old one that didnt even make sense

I did. Didn't notice any mistakes, thanks for your work!

Swell. I'll spread it around the world then

[Cynical Cinephile]

Холодное лето 53 года / Cold Summer Of 1953

It took a while for me to get into it, but once the prisoners took over the town, it got quite suspenseful. That being said, it's a bit predictable and doesn't have much that stands out on the technical side of things. Pretty good, overall.

[Gorro]

1. Ne okreci se sine (1956) - 8.1
2. Gavaznha (1974) - 7.6
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego (1988) - 7.2
4. Buud Yam - 7.1

[joachimt]

The difference between 2. and 4. place is, on the other hand, so small that a couple of votes can change the rankings.

Indeed. Things have changed since my last score-post:

Ne okreci se sine: 2 (48-24)
Gavaznha: 2.583 (34-38)
Buud Yam: 2.625 (33-39)
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 2.792 (29-43)

[Armoreska]

Russia always has hidden reserves for a late resurgence

[Mario Gaborović]

Russia always has hidden reserves for a late resurgence

Maybe those reserves are other films - obviously not the voters. This time blocho's underestimation of unseeded rivals will be costly.

[Cynical Cinephile]

Ne okreći se sine [My Son, Don't Turn Around]

I wasn't blown away by this either. It's very basic, in terms of filmmaking; certainly nothing groundbreaking about it. It does have a strong ending however, that hits pretty hard.

[edward5]

1. Gavaznha 7/10
2. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego 7/10
3. Ne okreci se sine 6/10
4. Buud Yam 6/10

[Renegade]

1. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
2. Gavaznha
3. Ne okreci se sine
4. Buud Yam

[hurluberlu]

1. Buud Yam
2. Ne okreci se sine 7-
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego 6+
4. Gavaznha 6

[joachimt]

27 votes so far. Average votes per match was 26.5 in season 1 and 34.4 in season 2. We will surely beat that in this match. I really hope participation remains this high.

[joachimt]

No change in ranking since my last update. Burkina Faso and Russia are just a bit closer together. Gap between #2 and #3 has become bigger. But still a lot is possible with more than two weeks left.

[Armoreska]

Of managers, only Russia's hasnt voted

[burneyfan]

1. Buud Yam (Burkina Faso)
2. Ne okreci se sine (Croatia)
3. Gavaznha (Iran)
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego (Russia)

I enjoyed all of these -- two new watches, and two rewatches for me; I had a hell of a time ranking them. Thanks to blocho, zhangalan, Mochard, and hurluberlu for submitting these films.

[Nathan Treadway]

No change in ranking since my last update. Burkina Faso and Russia are just a bit closer together. Gap between #2 and #3 has become bigger. But still a lot is possible with more than two weeks left.

Looks like everyone besides Croatia is battling for second place.

[joachimt]

No change in ranking since my last update. Burkina Faso and Russia are just a bit closer together. Gap between #2 and #3 has become bigger. But still a lot is possible with more than two weeks left.

Looks like everyone besides Croatia is battling for second place.

Russia is not close enough to participate in the battle. Needs quite a few votes to get back, but it's possible. With five more wins than Gavaznha, it's back.

Ne okreci se sine: 2.071 (54-30)
Gavaznha: 2.571 (40-44)
Buud Yam: 2.607 (39-45)
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 2.75 (35-49)

[Armoreska]

That means 28 votes so far

[Smoover]

1. Buud Yam 7.5
2. Ne okreci se sine 7
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego 6.5
4. Gavaznha 6.0

[weirdboy]

1. Ne okreci se sine
2. Buud Yam
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
4. Gavaznha

[Cynical Cinephile]

I didn't really care for Buud Yam that much. It's far from terrible, but it's the weakest one for me so far. The music was very cool, though. I still have Gavazhna to see before I post my rankings.

[clemmetarey]

1. Burkina Faso - Buud Yam 6/10
2. Croatia - My Son Don't Turn Round 6/10
3. Iran - The Deer 5/10
4. Russia - The Cold Summer of 1953 5/10