Andrei Konchalovsky

Paradise is not the first entry into Golden Globes competition by well known Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky. His American production, Runaway Train, was nominated for the Golden Globe in the Best Drama category, his American TV mini-series The Odyssey was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards including best mini-series or movie made for TV.

Andrei Konchalovsky's РАЙ (Paradise) - winner of Venice’s Silver Lion for Best Director and  Russia’s submission in the foreign language film category of the Academy Awards - is, according to its director, writer and producer, a stern warning: ”History is full of great tragedies, most of which remain in our minds as ancient misdeeds that couldn’t possibly be replicated in the present day”, he says. “What has happened is a warning.