It was selected for the In Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and won the Silver Lion . In September 2014 , director Konchalovsky withdrew the film from the list of films being considered for the Russian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . It was filmed at the Kenozersky National Park , Arkhangelsk Oblast , Russia
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
The Postman's White Nights